tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post111690296843163838..comments2023-03-29T05:20:30.623-04:00Comments on Wooded Paths: Killing the Red Lily BeetleDWPittellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02809996471988559374noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-33425465612502944562010-05-17T16:36:22.012-04:002010-05-17T16:36:22.012-04:00Thanks for the advice here. I've been using t...Thanks for the advice here. I've been using tweezers to get the little devils out from between the leaves and that helps catch more of them. I'm going to try the pepper now. If that doesn't help I'll try the nicotine.<br /><br />They had destroyed the lilies in my backyard so badly that I took them out, washed the bulbs off and placed them in a pot to winter. They just found the ones in my front yard so the war is on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-54042586537647541202009-11-21T18:53:52.849-05:002009-11-21T18:53:52.849-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-65215181965208060242009-05-15T23:04:00.000-04:002009-05-15T23:04:00.000-04:00I just pick the beetles and the eggs, first thing ...I just pick the beetles and the eggs, first thing in the spring, as soon as it starts to get warm, and then if I am vigilant in May, this knocks back the population and it's not so difficult to keep up with them. I think I'll try making a tobacco tea and spraying the plants with that.Yasihttp://www.wholedogcamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-51239566599587659012008-06-13T19:42:00.000-04:002008-06-13T19:42:00.000-04:00Tobacco..In febuary of 1971 I worked for the Mirac...Tobacco..In febuary of 1971 I worked for the Miracle Gro company packaging Miracle Gro, Prill, a lawn fertilizer, and small 8-10 oz. cans of Nicotine to be used a a fumigant in greenhouses. Inspired,I soaked cigars in water and sprayed the resulting smelly brown liquid [ which I assumed was laden with nictine], with success, on aphids and white fly. Red Lily Beetle.....I first heard of "the scourge of Cambridge" about 10 years ago. They arrived in my S.E. New Hampshire gardens about 6 years ago with devastating results. I have been using common ground black pepper to repell ants from my strawberry patch and around the perimeter of my home since 1973. With nothing to lose I decided 2 years ago to dust my 50+ lilies with black pepper. I used to have 75+ but could not keep up with hand picking the beetles and larva 3-4 times a day. I have had up to 90% reduction in 4 diffrent locations and 2 trial gardens not dusted are covered with larva, The pepper seems to annoy them. I have found stiff but alive beetles on the soil the day after dusting. I try to dust up under the leaves. The pepper that falls to the ground is helpful as that, as I understand, is where the adults spend the night and the larva drop to pupate Give it a try respond to Iksonamorynot@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-1121791458798609082005-07-19T12:44:00.000-04:002005-07-19T12:44:00.000-04:00I would like to know how you make out battling the...I would like to know how you make out battling the Dreaded Lily Beetle. I cannot spray because I keep honeybees and try to spare them any toxics or possible toxics. I have stopped planting lilies and do not like to admit that I removed the lilies that were desiccated (3 summers in a row) by the beetles. It is heartbreaking because I love lilies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-1120066529331392782005-06-29T13:35:00.000-04:002005-06-29T13:35:00.000-04:00I have been heavily infested with the terrrible li...I have been heavily infested with the terrrible lily leaf beetle for four years. I have many lilies in my yard and spend a good couple of hours every other day patroling them. I have resently read that neem works as well as Merit, which is suppose to be used in the spring when the bulbs begin to emerge. I plan on trying these items and if they don't work then I plan on pulling all my lilies out and destroying them. <BR/><BR/>DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-1117829628801026982005-06-03T16:13:00.000-04:002005-06-03T16:13:00.000-04:00Tobacco Mosaic Virus.Something to think about with...<A HREF="http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1168.html" REL="nofollow">Tobacco Mosaic Virus</A>.<BR/><BR/>Something to think about with the cigarette idea. <BR/><BR/>Might not be a problem with the plants you are dealing with.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12487577.post-1117046852975503142005-05-25T14:47:00.000-04:002005-05-25T14:47:00.000-04:00I really feel for you. My Riverwood garden was inf...I really feel for you. My Riverwood garden was infested with the Lily Beetle a few years ago, and once they settled in, I could never entirely get rid of them. <BR/><BR/>My method was to tour each plant twice a day (morning and evening) and kill every beetle I saw. The easiest (and most satisfying) was to grab the little #$%*&^ and squish them between my finger and thumb. I used to destroy hundreds each day. <BR/><BR/>Since I have built a new house (and garden), I have been reluctant to plant lilies, because the Lily Beetle is present in my new neighbourhood.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your method, I'll check back to see if you've posted results of your fight. <BR/><BR/>Mia<BR/><BR/>P.S. I like your site ... if you would be open to a link exchange, I would be happy to do so.The Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520658950811147229noreply@blogger.com