FW: Lily Beetle Question
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- Subject: FW: Lily Beetle Question
- From: L* a* A* F*
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 17:02:51 -0500
Dear Louise,
Here's your answer from Jack Elliott, via the BULB list. For those in the US,
the lily beetle has been reported in several areas on the east coast, but
there is still hope it can be contained/eliminated. The powers that be have
traced it to
imported bulb shipments. Another good reason to obey those pesky customs
regulations,
and not try to sneak anything in.
Lisa Flaum
Waterloo, south-west Illinios, USA
Min -10F Max 105F (-24C to 40C)
Wet winter, Dry summer punctuated by gully-washers; high humidity, unreliable
snow cover, clay soil. Member NARGS, IBS, SRGC, AGS, AHS, RHS, APS, ACS (I
like seed exchanges)
>Dear Louise,
> We suffered badly from lily beetle in my old garden, possibly its first
>appearance in Kent from further west. It is red but it does not scuttle, it
>just drops off to the ground when touched, black side uppermost so you lose
>it. Pick it off carefully with your other hand underneath, then squash it.
>Very crunchy.
>However neither your Crocus nor your Colchicum nor any Iris will get it. It
>is always on actual lilies, although I believe it can rarely attack
>fritillarias. most of the damage is done by the grubs which are small and
>covered in their own excrement, so you get black blobs on or under the
>leaves which are rapidly eaten. Horrible, and almost enough to stop one
>growing lilies.
>Does it occur in the States?
>Jack Elliott Kent UK min -8C
>
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