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=3E =3E =3E <html> <body> We had these critters for a few years starting 2005-06. Within a few years they were so common that checking the plants twice a day seemed like too much so that in 2008, we got rid of all our Asiatic Lilies. Too bad!!<br> Angus in Coldbrook (Kings)<br><br> At 10:46 AM 5/9/2011, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">Hi folks,<br><br> Our paper on the biology, distribution and dispersal of this species in the Maritime Provinces is:<br><br> Majka, C.G., and LeSage, L. 2008. Introduced leaf beetles of the Maritime Provinces, 5: The lily leaf beetle <i>Lilioceris lilii </i>(Scopoli) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110(1): 186-195.<br><br> There is a PDF reprint available online at:<br><br> <a href=3D"http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/Lilioceris_lilii.pd= f"> http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/Lilioceris_lilii.pdf</a><br> <br> I continue to be interested in monitoring the dispersal of this species in the region. If you find them, and you are located outside of the Halifax-Dartmouth-Waverley metro area where they are already well-established, I'd be very interested in hearing about it. For instance, Angela's report of this species from Windsor (below) is the first report that we have of <i>Lilioceris lilii </i>from there.<br><br> Best wishes!<br><br> Chris<br><br> On 8-May-11, at 11:37 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">Interesting, that Halifax and Waverly are both mentioned in the Wikipedia entry:<br><br> <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle"> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle</a><br><br> There were three of them mating on a weed I was pulling from the vegetable garden this afternoon. If I had known what they were..... but I'll be ready next time!<br><br> Pat<br><br> <br> <b>From: </b>"James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca ><br> <b>Date: </b>May 8, 2011 11:11:31 PM ADT<br> <b>To: </b>NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca ><br> <b>Cc: </b>Chris Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca ><br> <b>Subject: [NatureNS] red lily beetles!<br> Reply-To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br><br> Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville, although we didn't have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago, and we had only a few beetles in the following year, none since then that we have seen. Jim in Wolfville<br><br> Begin forwarded message:<br> <b>From: </b>Lois Codling <<a href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca"> loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>><br> <b>Date: </b>May 8, 2011 9:50:43 PM ADT<br> <b>To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Red Lily beetles!<br> Reply-To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br><br> Aren't they awful, Angela? I used to have a lot of lilies, various kinds, but thanks to these monsters I now have none. Have read in gardening mags. that the best way to deal with them is hand picking, as you have done. I wasn't able to keep up with them. Good luck!<br><br> Lois Codling<br><br> On 08/05/2011 9:37 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:<br> While out and about weeding this evening, I found red lily beetles. Argh.<br><br> Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies, it was much easier to squish them to thier death and let them rot into the ground.<br><br> Has anyone tried Neem oil? Or dish soap and water as a spray?<br><br> I think I might just pull them up and replant them on a dog walking trail far from the gardens, which is just transplanting the problem I guess, however I'm having a hard time ripping out the plants after they survived the winter.<br><br> Angela in Windsor<br><br> No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br> Version: 10.0.1325 / Virus Database: 1500/3623 - Release Date: 05/07/11<br> --Boundary_(ID_Yroi+SPx+qM6acvFsUfEBQ)--<br><br> On May 8, 2011, at 11:11 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville, although we didn't have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago, and we had only a few beetles in the following year, none since then that we have seen. Jim in Wolfville<br><br> Begin forwarded message:<br><br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D""> <font face=3D"Helvetica, Helvetica"><b>From: </b>Lois Codling <<a href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca"> loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca</a>><br> <b>Date: </b>May 8, 2011 9:50:43 PM ADT<br> <b>To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Red Lily beetles!<br> Reply-To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> </font><br> Aren't they awful, Angela? I used to have a lot of lilies, various kinds, but thanks to these monsters I now have none. Have read in gardening mags. that the best way to deal with them is hand picking, as you have done. I wasn't able to keep up with them. Good luck!<br><br> Lois Codling<br><br> On 08/05/2011 9:37 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote: <br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">While out and about weeding t= his evening, I found red lily beetles. Argh.<br><br> Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies, it was much easier to squish them to thier death and let them rot into the ground.<br><br> Has anyone tried Neem oil? Or dish soap and water as a spray?<br><br> I think I might just pull them up and replant them on a dog walking trail far from the gardens, which is just transplanting the problem I guess, however I'm having a hard time ripping out the plants after they survived the winter.<br><br> Angela in Windsor <br> <br> No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br>