Common pests in the cultivation of flowers and green plants
Let's talk about the common pests in the cultivation of flowers and green plants, as well as the correct prevention and control methods for plant pests. Next, let's learn about it together.
It is inevitable to have pest infestations when growing flowers on balconies or in gardens, causing serious damage to the plants and flowers, including the most common pests such as whiteflies, aphids, scale insects, small black flies, red spiders, and thrips. If you want to remove them manually, they are quite difficult, and physical removal methods can also be used to reduce spraying.
I. First, recognize common plant pests
1. Scale insects
Scale insects have a hard waxy shell on their backs,吸食 the sap of plants, usually appearing on the branches and leaves of plants. They are initially hidden on the back of leaves and axillary buds.
2. Aphids
Aphids are usually green, brown, and black. They like to吸食 the sap of leaves, flower buds, and tender branches.
3. Thrips
Thrips are tiny pests that吸食 plant sap, usually active at night, mainly吸食 the sap of tender leaves and flower buds, causing flower leaves to become deformed.
4. Red spiders
Red spiders are especially tiny mites that are difficult to see with the naked eye, usually red. They like to吸食 the sap of plants, including all the leaves of the plant.
5. Small black flies
Small black flies like to lay eggs in moist soil (soil with rotting roots), and the pests continuously hatch. The larvae will eat the rotting roots of the plant, and the adults sometimes bite people.
6. Caterpillars (green worms)
Including the larvae of various moths, they like to eat the leaves of plants.
II. Some effective methods to prevent pest infestation
1. Use clean and healthy soil
To grow flowers well, you first need clean, healthy, and fertile soil. Soil that is loose and well-ventilated is beneficial for plant growth, and cleaner soil can also prevent the carrying of pest eggs.
While keeping the soil clean, you can add some organic fertilizer to the soil during the growing season, which can make the plants grow stronger and also increase their resistance to pests.
2. Maintain ventilation and sunlight
When caring for plants, not only should the environment be ventilated and well-lit, but there should also be good light transmission between the branches and leaves of the plants. Allowing sunlight and wind to penetrate helps the plants grow healthier, maintain air circulation, and helps reduce plant diseases and pests.
Regularly prune the branches and leaves of the plants and promptly clean up withered branches and leaves to prevent them from staying on the soil surface, which can also reduce the breeding of pests.