Pest and Diseases

Maybe you've just heard about it and want to know more, or (heaven help you) you've got the lily leaf beetle in your garden or neighborhood and now your desperate to find out how to get rid of it...check out the links here, photos for identification should be #1 on your list of things to read first.

The reason I say this is because there is a very similar looking beetle and I do mean similar, but it is not this bad lily beetle.  The look-alike is a harmless european beetle which although considered rare in Alberta I was told it is becoming more common.  I found one a few years ago in my potted lilies and just about had a heart attack!  Luckily, I knew an entomologist so I sent it off to him.  I was so relieved to learn it was not a lily beetle, however it made me very aware of the similarities and how one could confuse the two.  In all honestly, I doubt there would be any confusion based on the damage to the lilies though as the lily beetle has a voracious appetite from all accounts and the critter I found had barely left a nibble mark.

  • Web Link Controlling Lily Beetles

    An article on a US web site, outlining current control products available.  One thing they state is that the beetle was introduced to the US through Canada - really???

  • Web Link More on the Lily Leaf Beetle

    More on the pest, this article originates in the UK, another country cursed with its presence.

  • Web Link Overview of Lily Pests & Diseases

    General info on a wide variety of pests & diseases which can afflict lilies.

  • Web Link Reilly's Country Gardens Lily Beetle Info

    An excellent reference and account of the lily beetle, also originating in Ontario.

  • Web Link Wiki- Lily Leaf Beetle

    Excellent overview of the lily beetle with a good list of links for further reading.

  • Web Link Photo Identification of the Lily Beetle

    The best reference for photos to aid in identification of this serious pest.

  • Web Link Lily Leaf Beetle Tracker

    If you live in North America, and particularly in western Canada - and if you have the beetle in your garden or neighborhood please, please visit this site and enter your location.  You'll also find ideas for control methods that others have found worked and in some cases, didn't work!  Run by a researcher from Carleton University in Ontario.

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