This may not interest anyone other than TEGr's in New England, but it is a cautionary tale for everyone. The Red Lily Beetle first appeared in Cambridge in 1992 and by the early 2000's it was in our yard in Westwood, about 12 miles away. Like lots of people in NE I can no longer grow asiatic...
Well the annual gypsy moth and winter moth caterpillar invasion has begun in the northeast. Time to spray your trees w/ BTK. Those little buggers are destructive!