Re: lily leaf beetles

Ann,

m very very behind in reading my mail but... re your June 27th e-mail, go to
the lily list where you will find info about these rotten little things.
What a disaster that you have them.  They are also in a garden in Oakville,
Ont, outside Toronto.  The parents can fly quite a few miles so it is
terribly important to try to get them all, when you see them.
Ginny in Victoria BC not Oz 

At 10:39 AM 6/27/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I found these last week in my garden. Actually I saw the little red bugs
>very early in the season but didn't know they were bad so left them alone.
>Anyway in the last week they have laid their disgusting muddy young on my
>lilies and eaten half the leaves. On the web I found out that Neem worked.
>Is that easy to purchase? I have been using the soap/mouthwash spray I use
>for lots of stuff and it's slowing them down. Crushing them between two
>bricks is working even better.
>
>I also read they were only in Boston and surrounding 20 mile area but I'm
>in Montreal.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Ann
>Zone 4
>
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