My poor day lilies had the life sucked out of them by small bright red flying bugs. I've had 6 years of success with their lovely blooms--this was the first year they were infested! The leaves die and the plant falls over. I thought day lilies were pest resistent! Does anyone know what these terrible (yet pretty) bugs are and how to avoid them in the future? Thanks.
Mary
snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com (Mary) expounded:
Day lilies? You mean true lilies, don't you? The red lily beetle isn't attracted to Hemerocallis, which is what's normally termed 'day lily'.
If they are lilies, you might have asparagus beetles:
Oh ok. Maybe they aren't day lilies.
Mary
They look just like them, but no spots. Thanks for the info!
Mary
What puzzles me is why the one plant with all parts poisonous to humans (Datura) is also the one in that corner of the garden that slugs adore. Finally dribbled a chemical barrier of Sluggo and hope that will disssuade them. zemedelec
Don't eat them slugs!
Milkweed is another example of a toxic plant that some insects adore. The slugs (which I realize are NOT insects) have been eating my digitalis - also toxic.
Finally dribbled a chemical barrier of Sluggo and hope that will disssuade
Don't eat them slugs!
No fear...although it is a point of local pride to eat anything that doesnt eat you first: alligator (too greasy and fishy for me) the dread nutria, a sort of cross between a beaver and a large aquatic rat with long orange front teeth (not bad, a little like a fat rabbit---but until I can buy it in civilized packaging like chicken I refuse to take a whole skinned and gutted carcase home and pick out all the little bones again} and so on.
zemedelec
Maybe it gives them palpitations but they just can't tell you!
zemedelec
the ladybugs arent killing the lilies, they are eating the aphids that are sucking on your day lilies. I noticed this last two years that the peonies no longer have a lot of sap oozing from the buds... they were covered with the ladybugs chomping down on the aphids. Ingrid
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