Summary
Last year it seemed that people were giving up lilies. The lily leaf beetle - a small, bright red adult and a duller red larvae that often looks black because it is covered with its own manure - would just eat the lilies, so why bother growing them?
This year gardeners are fighting back. They love Asiatic and Oriental lilies, and they are going to grow them.See the full content of this document
Extract
Fighting Back Against Hungry Lily Leaf Beetle
Two Mainers taking part in the fight are Lucia Terry, a landscaper who owns Perennial Point of View landscaping in Bridgton, and Janet Weaver, who owns Mud Meadow Farm in Wells.
This is the fourth year that Terry has managed two test plots of lilies: one...See the full content of this document
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