It’s time to check for red lily leaf beetle in WNY

by Connie Oswald Stofko Red lily leaf beetles courtesy Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, left, and Gordon Ballard. Lily photos by Connie Oswald Stofko by Connie Oswald Stofko Gardeners in Western New York have started to notice the red lily leaf beetle, which can devastate your lilies (true lilies, but not daylilies). I’ve written about red lily leaf beetles before; see details here. Last year we shared a couple home remedies that might keep red lily leaf beetles…