A pest that is consuming my lilies
by Erica
(Penacook, New Hampshire)
I'm needing to identify this bug and how to get rid of them. Every year the lilies are getting smaller. I believe they either turn into a slug type of pest or there is a slimy pest that takes over after these bugs disappear. I use a bag-a bug while these bugs are flying around. I also spend time grabbing them off the leaves if they don't slip away... and I also try gathering up those slug-like pests. They seem to only eat the lilies in one of my gardens. I have some stargazer lilies in a garden close by where I've seen some of them, as well, but they're mostly in just one garden where most of my lilies are.
Doug says you have red-lily beetle and you can read about it right here. Sorry but it's the biggest and most problematic pest of lilies. :-(
