Lily pansy(Lilioceris lilii) is the most common pest on lilies. Its prey falls mainly on leaves and lily buds, in whichpython gnaws numerous holesAdult beetles and chanterelle larvae can feed on the plant, and on the underside of the leaves we can also find its eggs. See whatfighting lilac violinin gardens, which are recommendedspraying for violin , and whether there arehome methods of fighting violinthat will allow you to get rid of this pest effectively!
Lilac chanterelle - adult beetles on a bitten leaf
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How to recognize a lilac violin?
Lilac Violin is usually observed on plants from the beginning of April to the end of JuneProduces 2-3 generations a year.This pest feeds mainly on liliesbut it can also be found on other plants - checkerboard, lily of the valley and cockatiel. The damage caused was gouged holes in leaves and flower buds. Sometimes also in the flowers themselves.
The appearance of the lilac violinis very distinctive. Her body can be 6 to 8 mm long, which is clearly visible in the photo below. The insect has bright red covers and pre-womb, while the head and legs are black. These colors effectively scare away most potential enemies of the screamer. Fortunately, they help us spot this pest among the lily leaves. Due to its distinctive appearance, less experienced gardeners often describe the chanterelle simply as red worms on lilies.
Lilac violin. A beetle on a 5mm checkered sheet
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In the face of danger, this beetle rubs the last three segments of its abdomen against the covers, making a sound similar to a creaking noise. This remarkable feature is thehallmark of lilac violin .
Female beetles lay red or light brown eggs on the underside of the leaves.Lilac violin eggs are small , because they are about 1 mm long, but they are folded in groups and thanks to their distinctive color you can easily find them by looking under the leaves.
Lilac violin eggs
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The eggs hatch larvae, feeding under a cover of black, sticky mucus. They are disgusting and they disfigure plants very much. Unfortunately,lily-of-the-valley larvaeare very voracious and threaten plants even more than adult beetles.
Lilac horsetail larvae
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Fighting lilac violin
Fighting lilac in home and allotment gardens consists primarily inmanually collecting eggs, larvae and adult beetlesIn order to find the pest, we look at the lilies from the beginning of April, looking for oblong red eggs on the underside of the leaves, and on the top of the sticky larvae and red beetles. You can easily crush the eggs of onion chokeberry. The larvae also, but contact with them is unpleasant, so let's do it with a glove. However, it may be difficult to catch a beetle. After a few tries, however, we'll get to practice. When it is successful, it is best to trample the insect.
Regular viewing of lilies anddestroying all development stages of the lilacis extremely important, because this beetle does not have any natural enemies among insects (at most we can count on insectivorous birds), andchemical sprays against lilac violinare not very effective.If, however, we start hunting this pest in April, there is a chance that it will not multiply excessively.
Unfortunately, apart from manual catching of beetles, there are no provenhome methods for lilac chanterelle
Holes bitten by the lilac violin
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Lilac aristocrat spraying
If there are a lot of beetles and we are not able to catch them, it is necessaryspraying against lilac chirping lilac. Therefore, even if we sprayed,you should not give up collecting eggs, larvae and catching beetles
The difficulty in controlling lilac horsetail sprayingresults from the fact that plants can have different development stages at the same time.The eggs are practically insensitive to spraying. The larvae feed under a cover of sticky mucus through which the insecticide penetrates with difficulty. However, it is effective to combat adult beetles, but from the remaining eggs, the next generations of the pest will soon hatch.
Therefore,spraying must be repeated several timesat intervals of 2 weeks. It is best to do them in the evening hours, when beetles are most active.
For spraying against lilac violinon ornamental plants, the following preparations can be used: Decis 2.5 EC, Decis Garden 0.15 EW, Karate Gold, Mospilan 20 SP, Polysect 005 SL. The latter two will be the most effective, because apart from the contact action on the surface of the plant, these agents also penetrate into its tissues and are sucked out by pests together with the juices (systemic action). Therefore, they control the pest, even if the liquid did not reach the pest physically during spraying.If we do not have experience in preparing solutions for spraying, we are afraid of it or we simply do not have a garden sprayer, we can reach for ready-made insecticides in containers with a spray, such as: Karate Spray, Decis AL, Polysect Aerosol.
