Lily beetles :o(

First time I tried to knock them off they flew away like ladybirds.

Oh dear,Sbg..heard a tip last year on our local gardening programme..He sprays his with a garlic spray,or shoves some garlic cloves in the soil around the roots..He says he has never seen any since..worth a try,anyway..

My daughter collected about 15 in a jar last year. they hiss and squeak to each other. Most odd.

Goodness, I wonder what they're saying...

Will try to remember the garlic Sandra. I wonder if he got a crop from the cloves he planted?

And they are such striking creatures, too...

Thanks for the warning Sbg. I checked my frits yesterday and they were clear, but I'll look again tomorrow

I know what they are saying to each other......"Get away from me, your breath stinks of Garlic" :))))

I have planted some in pots this year,first time I've had them,so I will give it a try..I don't know,Sue, as we don't use Garlic..OH doesn't like it,and I can take it or leave it..,and Lol,Karen..I'm almost sure it could be,or should be ! ..yuk :o(

Thanks for the garlic tip, Sandra.My lilies are just poking through... will check them later today.

They say hold a piece of paper underneath to catch them falling / jumping off.

My Nan used to find them in her garden.

She said, they didn't always die on the first squash.

Oh no already I had loads last year, and I was getting excited this morning when I saw my new martagon lilies poking through,these days I hate squishing anything eeeew, right off out with the garlic never tried that Bloomer thanks :-)

I didnt find garlic worked sadly.

Hi. apparently there are 2 insecticides you can use, 1 is thiacloprid, which is in bayer provado ultimate bug killer,
or acetamiprid, which is in scotts bug clear ultra.
Lily beetle are active from late march until october, but only have 1 generation of young, Derek.

Ultimate bug killer is good, it even kills earwigs if you get a direct hit!

I hope you are able to keep one step ahead SBG!

Collected another 17 today. all dead Hahahahaha :o)

I found two this afternoon - grrrrrr

None so far for me....:-)

Thanks for this warning blog, SBG! Last year when my Lilies I was growing from seed, on the allotment I share with Gerry, were flowering for the first time I came across these red beetles! I think I even made a blog on here or asked a question about them.

I had intended to move them from Gerry's plot to my own allotment plot, but after finding so many of these beetles I decided to lift them in the autumn & brought them home to put on our balcony. I noticed just a few days ago they were now beginning to come through the surface of the soil in the pots so I shall have a look tomorrow, though nothing caught my eye the other day.

they are sneaky devils look under the leaves and where the leaves wrap around the stem. they like hiding there.

Horrid things!

I had a look but found nothing - yet! *Sigh of relief*!

I found seven this afternoon :-(

A couple of days ago I found 2 of the "critters" on a few Lilies I'd missed on Gerry's allotment when I dug the others up in the autumn to bring them home to put on the balcony.

Though my Lilies on the balcony are growing fast now a look just a couple of days ago assured me there were none on our balcony. Phew! But I must try to keep on top of them as they are probably like the greenfly, one moment there's no sign of them, the next you have an infestation!