PESTS .......BEWARE

Discussion in 'Pests, Diseases and Cures' started by roders, Apr 16, 2006.

  1. roders

    roders Total Gardener

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    Lily beetle has arrived and breading....KILL
    They look so cute but do so much damage.
    Anyone else have problems with them?

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  2. UsedtobeDendy

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    Not so far - fingers crossed. How come you always get pictures of wildlife in actions Roders??? ;)
     
  3. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Not yet, but its only a matter of time, hope you got those two roders. :D
     
  4. roders

    roders Total Gardener

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    Dendy....Mrs Roders bought me a digital camera for Christmas and I am kind of hooked at the moment I will proberbly will get over it.....

    Yes Pete I did CRUSH them and others.....


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    By the way way this is Mr Dendrobians other claim to fame double base player....the one on the left... :cool:
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  5. UsedtobeDendy

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    Ok, Roders, but did she tell you to spy on the habits of all the wildlife with it?? :rolleyes:
     
  6. Rich

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    Crunched my first one on a fritilary this week.

    If you haven't seen them before, their grubs cover themselves in their own poo, and do damage too.
     
  7. Waco

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    crushed the camera or the beetle?
    roders, you say they look so cute, they look disgusting, definately don't want them!
     
  8. strongylodon

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    Hope Waco doesn't read my rant in the humour thread.! :eek:
    No beetle yet but I only have one stargazer to look out for. [​IMG]
     
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