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Lilly Beetle

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  • Red mapleRed maple Posts: 1,138
    Same (which I typed), not sesame!
  • Well so far this is working, taken off name as I don't think advertising is allowed,

  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    What does it contain? 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited June 2021
    I have no idea whether it works, but the blurb says it is Calcium based, which interested me enough to find this research paper from 2003:
    So I suspect it contains Calcium oxalate.
    From the paper:
    "Calcium oxalate is the most abundant insoluble mineral
    found in plants and it is common among many plant families.
    Calcium oxalate crystals in plants can appear as irregular
    rectangles, spiked balls, or needles. The formidable appearance
    of these crystals has lead to speculation that they might serve as
    a form of pest control by deterring chewing insects."

    Might work, might be snake-oil.  Difficult to test.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • The back says 'contains a specific calcium solution' have take pic of back lable will post when I can get it on computer.
  • Back of label,


  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    How can  you kill stuff without harming anything?
    I think it repairs damage to leaves. The squirrels and a storm have damaged my fig leaves. I think I'll get some. Can you use it to repair book leaves too?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Isn't calcium oxalate the stuff that makes rhubarb leaves poisonous? You could always try stewing some rhubarb leaves up and spraying it on.
  • RoddersUKRoddersUK Posts: 537
    I find long nose pliers work quite well!

    There was 4 of them getting it, erm...you know....and I had them all at once.
  • GearóidGearóid Posts: 198
    I particularly enjoy catching them in flagrante delicto. At least they go out with a bang. 
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