Amateur Gardening

Beetle mania

OTS of gardeners, including me, are plagued by lily beetles, those annoying red, shiny beetles that munch through certain members of the lily family. They start on your fritillarias in spring and then move on to your lilies. They’re easy to see, but not quite so easy to catch. Once they slip through your fingers, they’re almost impossible to find. I can’t use a chemical product to kill

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