The red Lilly beetles do not touch my Lycoris. They do massive damage to my lilies. I go out at least twice a day and inspect my plants and grab and smoosh the buggers. I want to avoid insecticides. Regards, Carol Ponsolle Hudson Valley, NY zone 6a Sent from my iPad > On Apr 11, 2020, at 9:02 AM, Brian Whyer via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > They certainly like the Fritillary imperialis in my garden, as well as the lilies. > I have been spotting them with methylated sprits using a fine brush. Easier than trying to get them out of the leaves. A small aerosol with an extension tube would do, if I had one. > Brian Whyer, SE UK > On Saturday, 11 April 2020, 13:55:53 BST, Jane Sargent <jane@deskhenge.com> wrote: > > Do the gorgeous and deadly red lily beetles bother only Lilium, or do > they mess with other bulb plants as well? Such as Lycoris? > > Jane Sargent > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…