2006-06-26 09:13:10 · 8 answers · asked by Richy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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had same problem last week and got lots of good advice
had red Asian lily beetle, has babies that cluster when small (look like mites) and middle stage is a fat white grub that covers it self in crap,
so basically have been on a killing spree for a couple of days
put gloves on and pulled leaf off and put in a nasty water solution) or squished every little red bug I saw, and killed every grub,
beetles were a bit trickier to catch, put a glass under leaf where i spotted 1 or 2 , and trapped between that and plate, then killed, now checking every day, and finding odd one
2006-06-26 21:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of a red aphid. They are Asian Lily Leaf beetles, improted a few years ago, attack many, but not all varieties of Lilies. Neem doesn't work very well. Rose and FLower spray is pretty good, Best to treat the plants and the soil early in spring before they emerge. This spring I sprayed with Malathion and spread Sevin granules in the soil all around them, as they over winter in the ground. So far I have seen only two. Last year I was decimated.
2006-06-26 17:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by dderat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a spray bottle with dish soap and water, about 1 part dish soap and 7 parts water. Spray it all over the lillies, except for the flowers. This works for aphids on roses, but I don't know about how well it will work for lillies, it shouldn't hurt them though. Also I would get some Seven Dust, you can get it at wal-mart relatively cheap and sprinkle it around the bottom of your flowers, this will help with them crawling up to eat the leaves.
2006-06-26 16:19:27 · answer #3 · answered by chessapeke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try sevin dust , ti gets rid of almost everything. you can also try mixing lemon scented dish soap and lemon ammonia together and spray the plants. it won't hurt the plant they actually need some ammonia.
2006-06-26 16:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spider mites-try a solution of dishwashing liquid and water.
2006-06-26 16:16:51 · answer #5 · answered by beardedclamlover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aphids...most likely.
The best organic way to get rid of them is ladybugs.
2006-06-26 16:17:42 · answer #6 · answered by silkee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have a powder which you can spray at the local greenhouses they are safe . you can spray and they will never come back
2006-06-26 16:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by jack jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smash them, and then spray
2006-06-26 16:16:09 · answer #8 · answered by LemonBuzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋