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I’ve had red lily beetles on my oriental liles this spring. They attacked the lilies really bad. I tried Neem oil which worked for a few days but th...
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Red lily beetles #875522
Asked July 01, 2024, 2:49 PM EDT
I’ve had red lily beetles on my oriental liles this spring. They attacked the lilies really bad. I tried Neem oil which worked for a few days but then they’d be back. I just used Sevin on my plants this past weekend. It seems to have worked so far. I just wanted to know if I should report this to someone as they are invasive and not native to Michigan. Thank you.
Ingham County Michigan
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Glad your control strategy is providing relief.
There is a website for reporting lily leaf beetle populations: https://learn.misin.msu.edu/webapp/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=317&cname=Scarlet+lily+beetle
They are pretty well established in SE Michigan and in the E. Lansing area too.
There is a website for reporting lily leaf beetle populations: https://learn.misin.msu.edu/webapp/facts/detail/?project=misin&id=317&cname=Scarlet+lily+beetle
They are pretty well established in SE Michigan and in the E. Lansing area too.