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• lily leaf beetle

  Posted by Silvia Vanessa Lamb on Saturday, April 28, 2007 2:09 pm ADT

  What a terrible surprise it was this past weekend when I was tidying up my garden and found these bright red bettles at the base of and under the earth of the lilies I planted last spring! I need to get rid of them as they seem to be finding ohter spots to hide under - my siberian iris, and some of my othe bulbs. If there is anyone out there with advice on how to kill off these pests please let me know...

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Barb Korytkowski on Friday, May 18, 2007 1:37 pm ADT

    I am using "Rose powder" - fungicide, insecticide i use to dust the roses. I dust lilies as soon as i see any of the red bettles, it works . Repeat dusting when necessary.

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Howard Harvey on Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:09 pm ADT

    If this bug looks like a beneficial lady bug, maybe a little larger but has a pointed shell at the tail end ( lady bug is rounded ), I found the easiest way was to hand pick them when they appear up on the stem. Being a bright orange colour, they are very easy to spot and to catch. They seem to like oriental and arctic lilies, etc. I did not find it necessary to resort to any powerful chemicals - which I would not use anyway. I am now 47 years, since 1960, free of chemicals and chemical fetilizers in my gardens and on my lawn.

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Brenda J. Moore -Oshawa Ont on Monday, July 30, 2007 4:36 pm ADT

    these little creepers have totally wiped out my lillies, beautiful oranges, pinks, whites etc. SO...I have been kind, I have picked them off, I have stepped on out of shear frustration, and used an earwig dust. They seem to like ALL of the above. What really works? I am going to brew some rhubarb leaf and chili water now as they eat everything off the entire plant. There are also what seems to be a mucky black type of slug?? HELP PLEASE.

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by green thumb in training on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:41 pm ADT

    My mother has had the same problem with her asiatic lillies. I do not recall the name of the naughty bug but I have heard that neem oil should take care of the problem. Apparently the source of origin is within the soil itself. I believe that you should apply the oil to the plant and hand pick the bugs. These little guys leave a nasty substance made up of waste products. The bugs are red in colour. I think that you have to dig a few inches/cm of soil below the plants to hand pick the little guys or else next spring they will have eaten the bulbs as well. This is just information that I read but I have not tried the neem oil as yet. Hope it helps!!

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Valerie Narayana on Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:43 pm ADT

    There is a type of oil (neem oil) that East Indians use as a organic pesticide. It smells awful but comes from a non-toxic plant. It can be found at health food stores . It works. Apply with a q-tip on underside of leaf. Good luck!

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Vanessa on Monday, April 14, 2008 11:56 am ADT

    Neem Oil is available at Veseys. It is item number 80761.

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Rusell Caracciolo on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:40 pm ADT

    Can someone tell me where to buy the provado bug killer it seems to work on these insects...

  • re: lily leaf beetle

    Posted by Anne McMaster on Sunday, June 15, 2008 3:16 pm ADT

    I just discovered I have the lily beetle and a fair amount of damage has been done. I quickly sprayed with a good dose of malathion; so far it seems to have worked as none are to be seen at present.