Vegetable gardens need flowers and herbs as well. Both attract pollinators and beneficial insects into your garden. I'll talk more about those in a few days. I have lots of flowers in my gardens, one of my favorites is oriental lilies. They are beautiful and smell wonderful. I'm a big fan of fragrant flowers. Unfortunately, we have the red lily leaf beetle here now. It's an invasive species originally from Europe and Asia. It's favorite food are true lilies, these include all orientals, trumpet lilies and ornipets, which are crosses between orientals and trumpets. They will also attack asiatic lilies but not with the same vigor. They will not attack day lilies as they are not true lilies. The adult beetles over winter in the soil, emerge in spring and start breeding. While the adults feed on the lilies, it's the larve that do the most damage. They are voracious and can destroy the whole lily plant. In the above photo you can see the adult beetle on the left, and 2 photos of their eggs, always found on the under sides of the leaves. Sometimes the eggs appear red or orange but they can look darker, more towards a brown color. Always check the undersides of leaves for signs of eggs, not just on lilies. Most insects will lay their eggs on the under sides of leaves. If you see any, just use your finger to squish them, trust me, you want them dead! If you see the adults on your plants, pick them off and kill them. They have hard shells so don't just drop them on the ground and step on them, that might not do it. I squash them on the side of my raised beds. Neem oil might help kill them, but you have to be careful with Neem. If there are any bees around, don't use it! Neem oil is harmful to bees. The best insect control is usually picking them off your plants and killing them. With the exception of aphids, too many usually and those can be controlled with insecticidal soap.