found 2 lily beetles on my pots today picked em off squashed them,they will do no more harm I will have to be vigilent from now on checking every day .
I check mine over every couple of days and then send them to the heavens with the bottom of my shoes...
They are clever though, when they sense danger, they drop to the floor landing on their backs so they are hard to sport. They also release a pheromone that warns others too!
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I've found a few on my lilies,not as many as last year,but they have now left this world.
found 2 lily beetles on my pots today picked em off squashed them,they will do no more harm I will have to be vigilent from now on checking every day .
Just spotted one this morning - went to get gloves on before I could squish it and it had gone by the time I went back.
Spotted 1 on my Hyacinth leaves yesterday, it was duly chopped in half, on the other hand I have seen a few ladybirds already this year
I check mine over every couple of days and then send them to the heavens with the bottom of my shoes...
They are clever though, when they sense danger, they drop to the floor landing on their backs so they are hard to sport. They also release a pheromone that warns others too!
Found another today on my Asiatic Lilies.
It too got squished!
My lilies aren't even showing yet but the tulips,crocus and dafs are just starting.
Bill
My lilies are about 4 inches tall so I must start giving them a look every day. Would the birds eat the ones I squash? I believe in re-cycling!