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distantkin Saint Cloud, MN(Zone 4b) Mar 14, 2008

I just received a trade with Dietes seeds in it. Some of the seeds in each pack had what looked like cinnamon sprinkled on them and a few seeds were stuck together with this. After further inspection and a bit of prodding I saw white stuff and squished several seeds and they did squish-it was nasty-LOL I also noticed that these packets also had a few tiny holes where something had eaten through and finally I saw a white wormy looking nasty thing which I squished as well, sorry-no photo-it was nasty so I squished it. :oP

Any idea what this is....should I trash all the seed or can some be saved? Please let me know soon cuz it gives me the creeps having these on my desk-

Thanks

May Princess Kathy NEVER have bugs!!

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katie59 Woodinville, WA(Zone 8b) Mar 14, 2008

Are these lilies? Could it be the infamous lily beetle?

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distantkin Saint Cloud, MN(Zone 4b) Mar 14, 2008

They are
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1882/
an Iris.
Would they still get the Lily Beetle?


No bugs for Princess Kathy :oP

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katie59 Woodinville, WA(Zone 8b) Mar 14, 2008

I did a quick search and there was a reference to them and there was a reference to them as having been called "Fortnight Lilies". That's what had me thinking about the lily beetle.

If I were to speculate, I'd say "yes" in answer to your question, but I really don't know because we haven't seen the lily beetle out here yet.

This article says they feed on other kinds of plants, but I didn't see iris.

http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/lilyleafbeetle.html



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