I spotted a few today and they were quickly dispatched. It's the first time I've had them here - been growing various lilies for about four years in this garden. Used to have lilies in a previous garden too, but rarely had lily beetles there either. Perhaps they don't cope with our weather too well.
If you got rid of the ones you had, you possibly won't have any more this year, but it pays to keep a watch out.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I have an old tin in a discrete corner of the border so I can grab that when I see one. I collect the vine weevils and drown them. If you put a small amount of washing up liquid in the tin they sink fairly quickly.
I should have added that it makes me a bit sad doing that. But it's either that or stop growing lilies. Otherwise there are very few creatures coming to harm. Annoyingly slugs have taken a shine to the lilies as well. I offered them beer, but three still sat perched on top of a lily. They were lucky - over the fence into the scrubland.
I've, for the first time, planted a few lilies a few weeks back. Yesterday I noticed these very cool awesome bright red beetles, which of two were mating.
Just spotted this thread, scratched my head a little, did a google search and now I'm panicking about my lily's
They are lethal, they destroyed my lillies year before last. If you look under the leaves you will see a black sticky blobs. Cant remember if that's the eggs or the larva but I would check the leaves every day and remove any beetles and or lavae/eggs. I also sprayed them with provado bug killer and so far this year I haven't seen any beetles
0
wild edgesThe north west of south east WalesPosts: 8,849
They also nibble your fritillaries. I like them though. I might be one of the only people who grows lilies just to attract the beetles.
Posts
Used to have lilies in a previous garden too, but rarely had lily beetles there either. Perhaps they don't cope with our weather too well.
If you got rid of the ones you had, you possibly won't have any more this year, but it pays to keep a watch out.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
I've, for the first time, planted a few lilies a few weeks back. Yesterday I noticed these very cool awesome bright red beetles, which of two were mating.
Just spotted this thread, scratched my head a little, did a google search and now I'm panicking about my lily's
I even tried to take a decent photo of them because I thought they looked that great