tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post5882854556124908531..comments2024-03-26T03:16:44.454-04:00Comments on The Vermont Gardener: Lilies, Lovely Liliesvermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-8308401434403401512013-02-05T09:18:57.303-05:002013-02-05T09:18:57.303-05:00Hi Dan; One might think that in Lancaster your ele...Hi Dan; One might think that in Lancaster your elevation would be higher and the winters colder and that might kill the beetle but cold doesn't seem to matter. When I first saw them here I had just returned from a meeting on the west coast where people wanted to know what was going on. I didn't think I had beetles when I headed west but when I returned the first thing I saw was beetles on my beautiful L. superbum. I have seen them in my field studies on L. canadense but never as bad as on Asiatics. From maybe 3000 lilies here at the house we probably had 6 left last year. This was over a period of 6-7 years. We don't use chemicals so probably the loss was a bit faster but those numbers really are significant.....and sad!<br />Georgevermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658935.post-14812644744366818682013-02-05T09:05:36.305-05:002013-02-05T09:05:36.305-05:00Hi George-
I assume the lily leaf beetles gotten t...Hi George-<br />I assume the lily leaf beetles gotten to you and your collection of Lilium? Just east in Lancaster I can't keep any going anymore without constant attention. More than the Oriental hybrids I've grown, I fear for the native L. canadense and others that are surely suffering from the attack of this critter. I have seen, in passing, that Orienpet hybrids are to some degree resistant, but have not investigated this in the literature. I'd be interested in your experience.<br />Thanks!<br />Dandwhrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401369790666678926noreply@blogger.com