Lily Beetle!

Oh no, Sk, scroll to letter I, then click Insects, scroll on down to a blog by Oddbillie which should help you rid your Lilies of the nasty beetles ! Those Lilies are far too lovely to be nibbled. : o )))

Oh thanks Shirley!!! am off now!

Oh, I've given this a ' Like ' for the Lilies, not the Beetle ... lol !

I found my first one too yesterday. it is squished too.

Oh,dear,Sk,your lilies are lovely.I need to go and check mine,they are just ready for opening...never had them either.so better be well informed,by checking Ob's blog too...

i get them as well not as bad this year tho just sqish em or spay wth diluted washing up liquid u do have to keep cking .at least there easy to c

Your Lilies are beautiful, so sorry to hear about your little red visitors, I hope you manage to get rid of them all, I have only two lily plants and they are only just starting to bud, so will derfinately be on the watch for the pesky critters!

You have to creep up on them as they fall to the ground, turn on their backs and camouflage really well !

I have had several but all has been quiet for a few weeks. I do check under leaves for eggs which I have found some in the past. Mind you earlier tonight whilst watering I found two lily beetle larva. Looking like bird poo but enjoying the leaves. They are now squished.

I hope you can get rid of them. They sound horrible.

Ah trees and things i wondered what this black stuff was also found some little red things which i presume are eggs so squished them too!

i wondered what that black stuff was too,i grow lots of lilies and have always had problems with them,squishing the best solution i believe!

Yes i did a lot of 'squishing' lol, saved the lilies thank goodness some were affected worse than others don't know why.