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Tue, Jun 21, 11 at 16:55
| New Eng. is a host for this wretched beetle though i think much of the U.S. has been blessed otherwise? Has anyone tried spraying the larvae/nascent beetles w/ 10% vinegar solution used for mealy bugs?
thanks, mindy www.cottonarboretum.com/ |
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| Hi Arbo retum, 2 years ago I got so sick of the Lily Leaf beetle I ripped up all the lilies and threw them on the compost pile. But I couldn't resist taking some of the gorgeous Lilies that Ontheteam brought to the swap last weekend, that were leftover from the Children's Hospital plant sale! The beetles haven't shown up yet, and I have not heard of the vinegar solution, but did hear that you could take a cigarette, and crumble up the tobacco and spread it around the base of the plant. So I bummed a couple cigarettes from a friend, and did so. Since tobacco is an insecticide and the larvae pupate in the soil, perhaps this will work? I figure this will be reasonably safe for beneficial insects. I have organic gardens, and will not spray pesticides. I am curious if the vinegar spray works! |
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