bites on lillies

[andrew.forster]

I have a medium size pond with about 8 water lilles plants,
I also have plants in the shallow edge round the pond.
This year every time a leaf appears it seems to have bites round the edge
and with in days dies.
I have fish in the pond with a few koi .
can any one advise what chemicals work
many thanks
Andy forster

[IAN GARDNER]

"andrew.forster" > wrote in message
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> I have a medium size pond with about 8 water lilles plants,
> I also have plants in the shallow edge round the pond.
> This year every time a leaf appears it seems to have bites round the edge
> and with in days dies.
> I have fish in the pond with a few koi .
> can any one advise what chemicals work
> many thanks

The old Chestnut again! There is a bug/insect that is called something like
the Lilly Beatle. It eats the leaves just like you say it does. I think last
year someone recomended that you submerged the lilly under the water say
with a stick. Any bugs on the leaves will go into the water, and then
hoppfully they will be eaten by the fish. Do this a few times a day for a
couple of days and see if this works.

All advice given here may or may not be correct. It`s just an oppinion.

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