slugs + lilies

 Hi,

Does anyone has the same problem as I ... the slugs pratically ate all
the leaves of the lilies leaving just the stem.  I don't seem to have
problem with slugs with other plants ... just the lilies ... it has been
like this for seasons after seasons and I normally just ignore them but
it is just getting on my nerves.

Thx,

Alex

 Sorry about the earlier post, I just found out it's not slug, it's the
larve stage of the lily beatle and there is no cure.


Alex Ng wrote:

 You can hand pick the larva and the adults. Or you too can give up on
growing true lilies.
Cheryl

On 6/30/04 10:35 PM, in article cbvt9e$1lu$1@freenet9.carleton.ca, "Alex Ng"

 

No slug problems on the lilies, but I do have Japanese beetles eating them,
especially the calla lilies.

 Alex Ng wrote:

The snails and slugs were so bad in my area this spring that
they were eating everything (even the Cicadas, see this
picture from my web site:
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/cp3n5.jpg  ).

If I were you I would try to get rid of them.  If you don't
want to use a chemical killer the old standby, stale beer,
works well.  Put it in shallow cups (like yogurt containers)
and they will craw in and drown.
--
Bill R.      (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

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