[NatureNS] red lily beetles!

From: Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 10:46:19 -0300
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Hi folks,

Our paper on the biology, distribution and dispersal of this species =20
in the Maritime Provinces is:

Majka, C.G., and LeSage, L. 2008. Introduced leaf beetles of the =20
Maritime Provinces, 5: The lily leaf beetle Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli) =20=

(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society =20=

of Washington 110(1): 186-195.

There is a PDF reprint available online at:

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/PDF/Lilioceris_lilii.pdf

I continue to be interested in monitoring the dispersal of this =20
species in the region. If you find them, and you are located outside =20
of the Halifax-Dartmouth-Waverley metro area where they are already =20
well-established, I'd be very interested in hearing about it. For =20
instance, Angela's report of this species from Windsor (below) is the =20=

first report that we have of Lilioceris lilii from there.

Best wishes!

Chris

On 8-May-11, at 11:37 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:

> Interesting, that Halifax and Waverly are both mentioned in the =20
> Wikipedia entry:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_lily_beetle
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> There were three of them mating on a weed I was pulling from the =20
> vegetable garden this afternoon. If I had known what they were..... =20=

> but I'll be ready next time!
>
> Pat
>
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> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: May 8, 2011 11:11:31 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Cc: Chris Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] red lily beetles!
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville, although we didn't =20
> have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago, and we =20
> had only a few beetles in the following year, none since then that =20
> we have seen.  Jim in Wolfville
>
> Begin forwarded message:
> From: Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> Date: May 8, 2011 9:50:43 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Red Lily beetles!
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> Aren't they awful, Angela?  I used to have a lot of lilies, various =20=

> kinds, but thanks to these monsters I now have none.  Have read in =20
> gardening mags. that the best way to deal with them is hand picking, =20=

> as you have done.  I wasn't able to keep up with them.  Good luck!
>
> Lois Codling
>
> On 08/05/2011 9:37 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:
> While out and about weeding this evening, I found red lily beetles. =20=

> Argh.
>
> Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies, it was much easier to =20
> squish them to thier death and let them rot into the ground.
>
> Has anyone tried Neem oil? Or dish soap and water as a spray?
>
> I think I might just pull them up and replant them on a dog walking =20=

> trail far from the gardens, which is just transplanting the problem =20=

> I guess, however I'm having a hard time ripping out the plants after =20=

> they survived the winter.
>
> Angela in Windsor
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> On May 8, 2011, at 11:11 PM, James W. Wolford wrote:
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>> Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville, although we didn't =20=

>> have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago, and we =20
>> had only a few beetles in the following year, none since then that =20=

>> we have seen.  Jim in Wolfville
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Lois Codling <loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca>
>>> Date: May 8, 2011 9:50:43 PM ADT
>>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Red Lily beetles!
>>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>>
>>> Aren't they awful, Angela?  I used to have a lot of lilies, =20
>>> various kinds, but thanks to these monsters I now have none.  Have =20=

>>> read in gardening mags. that the best way to deal with them is =20
>>> hand picking, as you have done.  I wasn't able to keep up with =20
>>> them.  Good luck!
>>>
>>> Lois Codling
>>>
>>> On 08/05/2011 9:37 PM, AngelaJoudrey wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While out and about weeding this evening, I found red lily =20
>>>> beetles. Argh.
>>>>
>>>> Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies, it was much easier to =20=

>>>> squish them to thier death and let them rot into the ground.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone tried Neem oil? Or dish soap and water as a spray?
>>>>
>>>> I think I might just pull them up and replant them on a dog =20
>>>> walking trail far from the gardens, which is just transplanting =20
>>>> the problem I guess, however I'm having a hard time ripping out =20
>>>> the plants after they survived the winter.
>>>>
>>>> Angela in Windsor
>>>> No virus found in this message.
>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>> Version: 10.0.1325 / Virus Database: 1500/3623 - Release Date: =20
>>>> 05/07/11
>>>>
>>>> --Boundary_(ID_Yroi+SPx+qM6acvFsUfEBQ)--
>>
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