Lily beetles

Just spotted and killed the first lily beetles of the year. No prizes for guessing what the two of them were upto.

 

Ive only found 1 up to now!! and the fritillaria are untouched,do u think its the weather?

 

I've never seen any, ever. BUT something has chomped my fritillaria imperialis and I'm guessing its slugs

 

Killed 4 yesterday

 

Whatever happened to mother nature's camouflage? Poor lily beetles are so bright red they dont have a chance!
Not many here but they do venture onto other plants too. A spray is very effective but a waste....squashing them when seen controls numbers

 

I found a few about a month ago. I squished them, and (touch wood) so far the plants are looking ok. Last year was a lot worse. You have to sneak up on them or they drop off and I can never see them upside down. The grubs are disgusting!

 

S'like asparagus beetles (same family as lilies). Sneaky little so and so's sidle around the stem to hide! I give myself 5 points for one beetle and 20 points for a copulating pair To be redeemed against a nice glass of dry white in the evening
@CarolineL Oh you're so right about the grubs....yuk!

 

Well I claim 25 points today. Oh how many points for jumping on Snails please

 

Snails are 10 points each or €10 le kg if you chuck them in a bucket and sell them to the neighbours
Oups! apologies to the mods for the foul language...spit!

 

I squished 3 lily beetle today,them being not native is the only reasoning i give my guilt ..
Snail jumping is just wrong! just collect them and put them in ur green bin less mess and they may get a second chance somewhere else

 

Been outside looking for slugs n snails......
Half a dozen snails to be found despite damp warm evening and a reasonably big garden.
Hostas totally untouched, for example

 

but joolz....my chickens love freshly jumped-on snails! They haven't a clue how to get them out of the shells otherwise! Thrushes 1 - 0 Hens lol

 

They'd have found your hostas eventually, Verdun

 

Ha ha........possibly