[NatureNS] Red lily beetles in Windsor

From: AngelaJoudrey <aljoudrey@eastlink.ca>
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Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 11:39:14 -0300
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Hi Chris and All=2C

I=22m happy to have been able to provide you with a reference as to when=
 they have shown up=2E =


Last year the Superstore had lillies on sale that had lily beetle on the=
m=2E They were reduced to 5 dollars a piece and out in the parking lot a=
way from the other plants=2E

I didn=27t buy any=2E Go figure=2E They are now in the garden anyway!

I will continue to squish=2E Even the ones that are in the middle of mat=
ing=2E At least they=27ll die happy=2E

Thanks for all of your responses=2E

Angela

On 05/09/11=2C Christopher Majka  =3Cc=2Emajka=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E =
wrote=3A
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=3E Hi folks=2C
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=3E Our paper on the biology=2C distribution and dispersal of this speci=
es in the Maritime Provinces is=3A
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=3E Majka=2C C=2EG=2E=2C and LeSage=2C L=2E 2008=2E Introduced leaf beet=
les of the Maritime Provinces=2C 5=3A The lily leaf beetle=A0Lilioceris =
lilii=A0(Scopoli) (Coleoptera=3A Chrysomelidae)=2E Proceedings of the En=
tomological Society of Washington 110(1)=3A 186-195=2E
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=3E There is a PDF reprint available online at=3A
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=3E http=3A//www=2Echebucto=2Ens=2Eca/Environment/NHR/PDF/Lilioceris=5Fl=
ilii=2Epdf
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=3E I continue to be interested in monitoring the dispersal of this spec=
ies in the region=2E If you find them=2C and you are located outside of =
the Halifax-Dartmouth-Waverley metro area where they are already well-es=
tablished=2C I=27d be very interested in hearing about it=2E For instanc=
e=2C Angela=27s report of this species from Windsor (below) is the first=
 report that we have of Lilioceris lilii from there=2E
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=3E Best wishes!
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=3E Chris
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=3E On 8-May-11=2C at 11=3A37 PM=2C Patrick Kelly wrote=3A
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=3E =3E Interesting=2C that Halifax and Waverly are both mentioned in th=
e Wikipedia entry=3A
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=3E =3E http=3A//en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/Scarlet=5Flily=5Fbeetle
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=3E =3E There were three of them mating on a weed I was pulling from the=
 vegetable garden this afternoon=2E If I had known what they were=2E=2E=2E=
=2E=2E but I=27ll be ready next time!
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=3E =3E Pat
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=3E =3E From=3A =22James W=2E Wolford=22 =3Cjimwolford=40eastlink=2Eca=3E=

=3E =3E Date=3A May 8=2C 2011 11=3A11=3A31 PM ADT
=3E =3E To=3A NatureNS =3Cnaturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca=3E
=3E =3E Cc=3A Chris Majka =3Cc=2Emajka=40ns=2Esympatico=2Eca=3E
=3E =3E Subject=3A =5BNatureNS=5D red lily beetles!
=3E =3E Reply-To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca
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=3E =3E Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville=2C although we di=
dn=27t have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago=2C and =
we had only a few beetles in the following year=2C none since then that =
we have seen=2E =A0Jim in Wolfville
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=3E =3E Begin forwarded message=3A
=3E =3E From=3A Lois Codling =3Cloiscodling=40hfx=2Eeastlink=2Eca =3Cloi=
scodling=40hfx=2Eeastlink=2Eca=22=3Eloiscodling=40hfx=2Eeastlink=2Eca=3E=

=3E =3E Date=3A May 8=2C 2011 9=3A50=3A43 PM ADT
=3E =3E To=3A www=2Eavg=2Ecom(mailto=3Anaturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca=22=3E=
naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca
=3E =3E Subject=3A Re=3A =5BNatureNS=5D Red Lily beetles!
=3E =3E Reply-To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca
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=3E =3E Aren=27t they awful=2C Angela=3F=A0 I used to have a lot of lili=
es=2C various kinds=2C but thanks to these monsters I now have none=2E=A0=
 Have read in gardening mags=2E that the best way to deal with them is h=
and picking=2C as you have done=2E=A0 I wasn=27t able to keep up with th=
em=2E=A0 Good luck!
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=3E =3E =

=3E =3E Lois Codling
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=3E =3E On 08/05/2011 9=3A37 PM=2C AngelaJoudrey wrote=3A
=3E =3E While out and about weeding this evening=2C I found red lily bee=
tles=2E Argh=2E
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=3E =3E Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies=2C it was much easier=
 to squish them to thier death and let them rot into the ground=2E
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=3E =3E =

=3E =3E Has anyone tried Neem oil=3F Or dish soap and water as a spray=3F=

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=3E =3E I think I might just pull them up and replant them on a dog walk=
ing trail far from the gardens=2C which is just transplanting the proble=
m I guess=2C however I=27m having a hard time ripping out the plants aft=
er they survived the winter=2E
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=3E =3E Angela in Windsor
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=3E =3E On May 8=2C 2011=2C at 11=3A11 PM=2C James W=2E Wolford wrote=3A=

=3E =3E =

=3E =3E =

=3E =3E =3E  Picking them did work for us here in Wolfville=2C although =
we didn=27t have very many tiger lilies -- that was several years ago=2C=
 and we had only a few beetles in the following year=2C none since then =
that we have seen=2E =A0Jim in Wolfville
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=3E =3E =3E Begin forwarded message=3A
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=3E =3E =3E =

=3E =3E =3E =3E From=3A Lois Codling =3C
=3E =3E =3E =3E Date=3A May 8=2C 2011 9=3A50=3A43 PM ADT
=3E =3E =3E =3E To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca
=3E =3E =3E =3E Subject=3A Re=3A =5BNatureNS=5D Red Lily beetles!
=3E =3E =3E =3E Reply-To=3A naturens=40chebucto=2Ens=2Eca
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=3E =3E =3E =3E =

=3E =3E =3E =3E       Aren=27t they awful=2C Angela=3F=A0 I used to have=
 a lot of lilies=2C various    kinds=2C but thanks to these monsters I n=
ow have none=2E=A0 Have read in    gardening mags=2E that the best way t=
o deal with them is hand picking=2C    as you have done=2E=A0 I wasn=27t=
 able to keep up with them=2E=A0 Good luck!
=3E =3E =3E =3E     =

=3E =3E =3E =3E     Lois Codling
=3E =3E =3E =3E     =

=3E =3E =3E =3E     On 08/05/2011 9=3A37 PM=2C AngelaJoudrey wrote=3A   =
 =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E While out and about weeding this evening=2C I found =
red      lily beetles=2E Argh=2E
=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       Once I saw the eaten leaves on the lillies=2C =
it was much easier to      squish them to thier death and let them rot i=
nto the ground=2E
=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       Has anyone tried Neem oil=3F Or dish soap and =
water as a spray=3F
=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       I think I might just pull them up and replant =
them on a dog      walking trail far from the gardens=2C which is just t=
ransplanting      the problem I guess=2C however I=27m having a hard tim=
e ripping out      the plants after they survived the winter=2E
=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E       Angela in Windsor      =

=3E =3E =3E =3E =3E No virus found in        this message=2E
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