Re: Lily beetle

Stop growing lilies????
I haven't had a chance to check the link to see if I have seen this beetle,
but I know I had another last year that had multiplied from the year before
and was very destructive.  I can't stop growing lilies; they are one of the
more beautiful things we can grow in the north.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronald Verow" <rverow@verizon.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Lily beetle


> These #$#@^%$&** beetles arrived in our area (Central Maine) last
> season. I first noticed them when they defoliated an Asiatic Lilly that
> I had. What a surprise & how gross to take the eggs off. I called the U
> of Maine & they said to use neem & hand pick the tomato red beetles off.
> I had them under control before the end of the season (I have about 100
> plants)  but I'm afraid I will have to do the same from now on. The chap
> as the U of M said the best way to control them is to stop growing the
> lilies!! Some day perhaps.--- NOT---
>
> Ron
> zone 4
> central ME
>
>
> Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>
> >Those of you that have lilies in your garden may want to chk this website
for
> >a lily beetle that may be in your area.
> >
> >www.concordma.com/magazine/july98/lily.html
> >
> >    Ceres
> >
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