lily beetle

my lillies ae just surfacing and i was horrified to see the dreaded lily beetle in action already, do they lay eggs in the soil and then hatch and start munching and how do i get rid of them, they seem immune to my squirtings

 

are your lilys in the garden?
if no buy some plant gel and plant your new liliys in them .if no buy some good pestiside and every thing will be fine. if still you have problems buy something from the web that is from america. they have strong nateral stuff. i heard there is a nateral pestesite that is made from a common bacteria in the soil. its very popular farmers use it. google it or even better yahoo it. it all dosnt work out theres allway a gunstore round the corner.

 

Hi there Darlie Chimmock :D Lily beetle is a pest I know well They either fly in from outside the area, or lay their eggs close to the plant.

The only thing that may work in the chemical area is Provado, which acts systemically. However it takes a little while to take effect and in the meantime - manual removal will help reduce the damage.

With the grubs its quite easy - just scraping off and disposing of - me I step on them. Others with a more robust stomach use finger and thumb.

With the beetles - you gotta be sneaky. Firstly they fly, but more importantly when alarmed they just drop off the plant and hide belly up - being black, very difficult to spot if there's vegetation underneath. For container grown lilies - I found the best way was to shake the plant, or knock them off, over a clean stone surface - and then stop on them. However those in the border were much more difficult - but a little perseverance with regular examination of the plant worked well.

 

The best way of dealing with lily beetle,inspect the plants REGULARLY and pick off and distroy any adults,eggs or grubs when seen.Good Luck..

 

lillies have been overwintering in the greenhouse.thanks for all your suggestions, great help.love the pic roders, think thats the one i stepped on earlier.

 

use plant gel, soil is so 60's.

 

But there's plenty of it in the gardens, Orchid man - plant gel you HAVE to buy - no option! What do you have in your garden?

 

Just in case any newcomers don't know what we are talking about and may mistake them for helpfull ladybirds

Copyright Free: Lily Beetle, (Lilioceris lili)

 

hay man ok im a rooky but you can get 4 galoon plant gel from usa for �£10 that includes shipping and handling. that works cheaper than a good quality compost. check this site
http://www.plantgel.com

 

sorry a bit of mistake on the price dude

[ 18. April 2006, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: Orchid man ]

 

Orchid man are you really in Manchester UK?
Only I dont reconise the acsent.

[ 18. April 2006, 08:18 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

 

havayi manchester newyork kent all the same to me

 

Your in serious need of a map mate. :D

 

Provado Ultimate Bug Killer aerosol containing 0.025% imidacloprid and 0.05% methiocarb does for these within minutes. At this time of the year I patrol the garden in the early morning and can usually catch them "two at a time", which doesn't seem fair I know, but cest la vie. At least they pass on with a grin. If you see things like a coffe grout stuck to the underside of the lilly leaves, they are eggs. Wipe off with a finger and wash them down the sink. But still they come Grrrr.
Nik