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Pest ID

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  • 15-07-2018 12:23pm
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    GrumpyMe
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    Anybody ID these leaf and flower chewing pests?


    25au1rr.jpg



    They devoured a pot of lilies

    11w7jx4.jpg


    Outside they appear to be brown/black soil or possibly bird crap - the creature itself is inside a fat short 5mm muddy green brown moist slimy larvae.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Looks like the larvae 'faecal sack' of Lily Leaf Beetle.


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    GrumpyMe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭GrumpyMe


    Emerie Easy Ignoramus wrote: »
    Looks like the larvae 'faecal sack' of Lily Leaf Beetle.
    Good spot - I think you are spot on. Thanks


    https://bugguide.net/node/view/655776
    Better pic from a google image search...
    Quite stunning looking beetle but... Hungry feckers - one day I've lilies next day I've a load of skeleton plants with sh1te encrusted stage1 Lily Leaf Beetles...
    And they eat flowers and all!


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