Earwigs? Killing out my daylilies?
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Pamela Knott
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My daylily garden looks like World War III. It has rust or some kind of rot. When I pull off all the dead leaves (which is about 3/4 of the total plant), earwigs come up from around it and from the middle of it. I've spent a lot of money getting some beautiful day lilies for the last few years and now I think they are all going to die! Anyone else have this problem? Anyone able to help me?
13 answers
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The ear wigs are a sign of spider mite or aphids. I have found some useful articles. plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/daylilyrust.pdf and homeguidessfgate.com/rid-earwigs-daylillies-55976.html
Janet Pizaro
on Aug 19, 2016
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Try this site, it has a variety of methods to rid them...the beer one works great for slugs too. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/rid-earwigs-dayl...
Charlene Wagner Juoni
on Aug 20, 2016
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I'm going to add some info to my original question here: they are not eating the leaves but seem to come out of the base of the plant when I pull the dead leaves and stems out (or off) of the plant. I'm afraid to look at the root system! But I will today. I believe they are eating whatever is eating the root system (I can't think of what the little bulbs are called). So aphids?
Pamela Knott
on Aug 20, 2016
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It sounds more like a fungus issue. Aphids are visible, and would be up and down the stems. Day lilies can get a fungus which lasts all summer. Try a fungicide next spring that contains sulfur, azoxystrobin (Heritage) or chlorothalonil (Daconil or Pathguard) help to protect new foliage from infection. If the " bulbs" have signs of rot, remove the infected part. There's a drench we use in our greenhouse - I'll get the name and give you once I find out in an hour or so. In the spring you may need to thin and separate your lilies if they are too close. Another option is to physically dig one up, put it into a large plastic garbage bag and take it to the most reputable garden center that carries perennials. NOT a Home Depot or lowes. ( the bag is so you don't infect their plants. ) find the expert, ask them to inspect it for you. You may loose that one plant by digging it completely up, but you"ll save all the others. Hope this helps.
Cindy Thomas
on Aug 20, 2016
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Perhaps too much water. The earwig gets into where the watwe settles. Day lilies like it dry.
Jon6137969
on Aug 20, 2016
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i use 5 dust wich use to be 7 dust.. they took out 2 components that were a danger to us or environment... i cant remember which one...you can buy 5dust at any local dept store..walmart,target etc....get a mason jar..poke holes in the lid with a nail and fill the jar with the dust ,or whatever you have you can use to store it and sprinkle it over your flowers and around them...I use it on everything (plants or flowers) i even keep a line of it sprinkled around my house..its good for everything from aphids, ants, and even scorpions, thats why i use it around my house even sprinkling it through my cracks on the deck..its safe for us but not these pests...you can put it right on your vegetables ...you wont have problems if you use this..my mother swore by it and now so do i
Margie Hood
on Aug 20, 2016
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Go on line to Oakes Daylilies...they should be able to help you or go on Pintrest on line!
Lelia Swain
on Aug 20, 2016
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my Dad had the same issues in his flowers with the earwigs...He took a piece of wood, like a 2x4 and maybe 6'' long and drilled holes about 3'' into the wood...the earwigs go in and can't back out...you have to then shake them out, he would have a bucket with water, and he would drown those little suckers....it worked Great!!!
Gaetane
on Aug 20, 2016
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I haven't had trouble with earwigs on my lilies, but the red lily beetles will completely destroy them. I got behind in weeding a couple of years ago, and when I found my lilies, they were really gross--all that was left were slimy, brownish stems. Apparently the lily beetles eat them, and then defecate on them, which destroys them. Have to be very diligent at picking them off and destroying them every day, or they will start eating holes in the leaves and leave lots of little tiny eggs under the leaves.
Brenda D
on Aug 20, 2016
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Diatomaceous earth or finely powdered egg shells worked for my garden. I grind the eggshells up in a food processor. Sprinkle around plants.
Kari Roberts
on Aug 20, 2016
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Red lily beetles can be seen easily . They eat and destroy even in the day time. The best thing I found for them was to catch them and drown them in soap and water. We don't have all the chemicals anymore in Canada so it makes it more difficult.
Brenda Dasti
on Aug 20, 2016
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Hi there. I live in New Zealand where we also have trouble with Earwigs eating some of our plants too and a good way to get rid of the earwigs is to wet some crumpled up newspaper and place it inside an earthen plant pot and lay it on its side where the earwigs are. You will find in the morning that the earwigs love the damp newspaper and crawl into it in the pot. Take the pot into the laundry and shake and open the newspaper where the earwigs will all fall out. You can run the hot tap on them to kill them or just wash them down the drain with cold water. It works wonders.
Colin L Deans
on Aug 21, 2016
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Good idea
Jon6137969
on Aug 21, 2016
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