Insect identification

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  1. Sogni verdi

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    Just trying to identify this/these insects? I fear they are some type of Weevil.

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    They look like Lily Beetles to me. Kill them !
     
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      Agreed...get squishing.
       
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        Definitely Lily Beetle; exterminate!

        Got 3 or 4 pairs yesterday.
         
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          Definitely lily beetles, you have to creep up on them as they detect movement and drop to the ground dead still, difficult to find them. They seem worse than ever this year, in terms of numbers.
           
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          • Sogni verdi

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            Thank you all. I took no chances and killed them after taking the photo. I will especially check our lillies today.
             
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              It's been a bad year for them, we've had loads and are desperately removing leaves with all their yucky poo covered youngsters on the underside of them. It's a losing battle and will undoubtedly end up with the plants stripped bare again!:wallbanging:
               
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                  Just notice that we have red beetle on our lily's also :mad:- There is no chance that I will be able to bend down and pick the blighters off as I suffer with meniere's disease of both ears and need the aid of a walking stick to keep my balance.
                  I have sent for a couple of Grazers G4 sprays I'm hoping this might get rid of them, maybe I could try spraying with diluted washing-up liquid- my father (years ago) used it for green fly?
                   
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                    I use that for greenfly too ,unfortunately it doesn't have any effect on the Red Lilly Beetle imo.:sad:
                     
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                      I have the same ones over here.
                      First i thought "what a nice looking beetle". Then I opened up Google and amnd shortly after returned with a flamethrower.

                      Mine seem to be pretty docile though. I can simply pick them up by hand. They cling to the leaves instead of dropping. And those poop-covered larvae - I scrape them of with the backside of a knife and put them into a bowl of water. Or you can just get rid of them with some harsh water pressure from the hose.
                       
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