Lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii - Pest Tracker

Richard A. Casagrande, University of Rhode Island, Bugwood.org

Lily leaf beetle
Lilioceris lilii

Lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii) is an insect pest of true lilies and Frillaria. It is a native of Europe and was first detected in Massachusetts in 1992.

Though this pest lays eggs and completes it's life cycle only on lilies, it feeds on a wide range of hosts, including potato, Slolanum spp., Nicotiona spp., Hollyhocks and Polygonatum spp. (Soloman's seal).

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12/04/2019 - The Lily Leaf Beetle Jumps To New Footholds Across Wisconsin

10/15/2019 - New Invasive Species Alert: The Lily Leaf Beetle

08/22/2019 - Garden Talk - Lily Leaf Beetle

08/19/2019 - Lily beetle infestations frustrating Edmonton gardeners

07/22/2019 - Locals beat lily leaf beetle

06/03/2019 - Eco Talk: Protecting against the lily leaf beetle

09/21/2018 - Gardeners beware: A red pest is preying on Red Deer-area lilies

09/06/2018 - Reintroduced Natural Enemies Take Fight to Pests

03/06/2018 - Growing Things: Red lily beetle a new Edmonton pest

07/31/2017 - The vampires of the garden

07/19/2017 - Insect turf war ramps up in New York - Times Union

08/26/2015 - Dangerous and invasive Khapra beetle intercepted at Pearson

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The Lily Leaf Beetle Jumps To New Footholds Across Wisconsin