Lily Leaf Beetle - Ask Extension
Recently found 3 Lily Leaf Beetles in my yard in Apple Valley, Dakota Co, reported them via Arrest a Pest to the Mn Dept Ag, wondering if the U is doi...
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Lily Leaf Beetle #868640
Asked May 15, 2024, 9:12 PM EDT
Recently found 3 Lily Leaf Beetles in my yard in Apple Valley, Dakota Co, reported them via Arrest a Pest to the Mn Dept Ag, wondering if the U is doing any work with the parasitic wasps for control. Thx
Dakota County Minnesota
Expert Response
As far as I know, the University of Minnesota is not doing such research. However, the University of Rhode Island did some work on parasitic wasps and lily leaf beetle a few years ago. This site discusses this work and links to several additional useful websites:
https://web.uri.edu/biocontrol/projects/lily-leaf-beetle/
https://web.uri.edu/biocontrol/projects/lily-leaf-beetle/
Thanks for the reply, would think that the Univ of Mn would be doing some work on the parasitic wasps for control, since the lily leaf beetle seems to be moving west, and the state has a large lily farm business in the LilyLand.
