Ÿ The University of Connecticut Home and Garden Education Center asks residents who see the lily leaf beetle to report it by calling (877) 486-6271.

The red lily leaf beetle feeds mainly on the leaves, stems and the flowers of the Asiatic lily but it also eats Lilium, lily of the valley, Solomon's seal and Fritillaria.

Known for its scarlet red coloring and black limbs, the half-inch, oblong-shaped lily leaf beetle has been attacking central Wisconsin gardeners’ lily blossoms during the spring and summer ...

Gardeners hate bright-red lily beetles and I am constantly being asked how to deal with them in a green way. There's only one method and it's brutal - pick the conspicuous creatures off and kill them.

The adult lily leaf beetle is scarlet with a black head, antennae, legs and underside, and is ¼ to ½ inch long. It overwinters in the soil and emerges in very early spring through June.

The lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii) arrived in the area several years ago and has continued to spread. Native to Europe, it arrived in Massachusetts in 1992, possibly in a shipment of lily bulbs.

A few years ago, the red lily beetles hit the Northeast, so I put on my waterproof gloves and bravely picked the nasty, smelly things off my precious Oriental lilies and drowned them in jars of water.

Dr. Heather Schlesser with the Marathon County UW-Extension Office stopped by NewsChannel 7 at Noon Thursday to talk about it. Lily leaf beetles have a bright red exoskeleton about a half-inch in ...

The red lily leaf beetle feeds mainly on the leaves, stems and the flowers of the Asiatic lily but it also eats Lilium, lily of the valley, Solomon's seal and Fritillaria.

A few years ago, the red lily beetles hit the Northeast, so I put on my waterproof gloves and bravely picked the nasty, smelly things off my precious Oriental lilies and drowned them in jars of water.