{"id":12907,"date":"2025-07-21T13:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/red-beetle\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:03:12","slug":"red-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/red-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Red beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This question was asked by <span class=\"hubmaster_faq_author\"><br \/>\n&#8211; <em>Kenneth F<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"hubmaster_faq_blockquote\"><p>What is recommended to control the Red Beetle currently enjoying our beautiful Lilies?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"hubmaster_faq_answer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Lily beetle\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10-453x300.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.jpg 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e3f8dffe-ae1f-49cd-a176-7bf95686a0f1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"238\">We recommend using the Lily Beetle Prevention Spray early in the season \u2014 ideally as soon as your lilies start showing signs of growth. This allows the spray to be absorbed into the plant, making the leaves taste unappealing to beetles.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"338\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Now that your lilies are likely in bloom, you might want to try Neem Oil as an alternative option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aria-live=polite absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"33\">To use Neem Oil on your lilies:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"194\">\n<p data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"194\"><strong data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"44\">Mix<\/strong> according to the label \u2014 usually around 5ml (1 teaspoon) of Neem Oil with 1 litre of water, plus a few drops of washing-up liquid to help it stick.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"312\">\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"312\"><strong data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"217\">Spray thoroughly<\/strong> over the leaves, stems, and buds, making sure to coat the undersides where pests often hide.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"431\">\n<p data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"431\"><strong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"356\">Apply in the early morning or evening<\/strong> when it\u2019s cooler, and avoid spraying in full sun to prevent leaf scorch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"508\">\n<li data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"508\">\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"508\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"460\">Repeat every 7\u201310 days<\/strong> or after heavy rain for continued protection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"613\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Neem works best as a deterrent, so regular use can help keep lily beetles at bay throughout the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em class=\"hubmaster_faq_editor\">The Hart Family<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recommend using the Lily Beetle Prevention Spray early in the.. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/red-beetle\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[232],"class_list":["post-12907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-faq"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/10.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12907"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12966,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12907\/revisions\/12966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hartsnursery.co.uk\/lily-info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}