Environmental Protection Control Methods for Flower Diseases and Pests
Regarding the topics related to flower clinics, the environmental protection control methods for flower diseases and pests will be explained in detail by the editor next.
Using pesticides to control flower diseases and pests not only pollutes the environment but also involves high costs and is sometimes difficult to purchase. If you make your own homemade pesticides to control flower diseases and pests, not only are the raw materials easy to obtain, the preparation is convenient, economical, and time-saving, but also it is pollution-free, non-harmful, and has good control effects. Here are several preparation and usage methods for homemade pesticides.
Soap Solution: Soap solution controls pests mainly by blocking the respiratory organs (stomata) of the pests, causing them to suffocate and die. Additionally, due to the low surface tension of soap solution, it easily adheres to various pests, being effective against many small pests such as aphids and scale insects. For preparation, use 1 part soap and 50-60 parts water. First, shave the soap into thin slices with a knife, put them into a basin or bucket, then pour hot water into it and stir until dissolved and cooled before spraying.
Laundry Detergent Solution: Use 1 part neutral laundry detergent with 150 parts water, spray on the flower plants, which can kill aphids, red spiders, whiteflies, scale insects, etc. It is important to immediately wash the leaf surface 2-3 times after killing the pests to unblock the plant's stomata.
Tobacco Leaf Solution: The (Y-J) and nicotine in tobacco leaves have a good killing effect on pests and are less likely to cause resistance. Take 100 grams of tobacco leaves, add 3 liters of water, soak for 24 hours,揉搓 several times during soaking, filter out the residue, or boil for half an hour and filter. Add 0.1%-0.2% neutral laundry detergent to the filtrate, stir well before spraying. It is effective against aphids, red spiders, whiteflies, leaf rollers, thrips, stink bugs, and many other leaf-eating pests.
Chili Solution: Take 100 grams of dried chili peppers (preferably varieties with strong spiciness like朝天椒), boil with an appropriate amount of water for 10-15 minutes, filter, and spray on the flower plants. It can control pests such as aphids, red spiders, and whiteflies.
Tea Seed Cake Solution: Crush the tea seed cake, soak in an appropriate amount of boiling water for 24 hours (to extract the alkaloids and saponins), filter, and then dilute the filtrate with 20-30 parts water for spraying. It is effective against aphids, snails, and leafhoppers.
Peach Leaf Solution: Take 1 kilogram of peach leaves, add 5 liters of water, boil for half an hour, filter, and spray the filtrate to control pests like geometrid moths, aphids, and soft-bodied pests. Drying the peach leaves, grinding them into powder, and burying the powder in the soil can control underground pests such as grubs, termites, and mole crickets.
Tobacco Ash Solution: Take 500 grams of tobacco leaves and 500 grams of quicklime, add 30-40 liters of water, either hot or cold infusion can be used. The extract can control various pests harmful to flowers, such as aphids, thrips, psyllids, flea beetles, etc. The tobacco ash solution can exert its best fumigation and contact killing effect within 5 hours after application.
Thunder Vine: Thunder vine, also known as yellow vine root, is rich in five alkaloids and has a repellent, stomach-toxic, and oviposition avoidance effect on various pests of flowers. It has good control effects on pests such as stink bugs, scale insects, yellow guards,斜纹夜蛾, and armyworms. Generally, the root bark of thunder vine is dried and ground into powder, boiled with water to make it sticky, then diluted with water to the desired concentration for spraying. Alternatively, mix 500 grams of root bark powder with 4-5 kilograms of wood ash and sprinkle on flowers, or mix 4.5 kilograms of root bark powder with 500 grams of tobacco leaf powder and apply to flowers.
Castor Oil Solution: Mash 100 grams of castor beans, soak in 1 liter of water for 2-3 hours, filter, add a small amount of neutral laundry detergent and 6-8 liters of water. Stir well and spray to control pests such as aphids, leafhoppers, and beetles. Drying the castor leaf stalks, grinding them into powder, and burying them in the soil or pot can control underground pests such as termites, grubs, and mole crickets.
Garlic Solution: Crush purple-skinned garlic, extract the juice, dilute the juice with 10 times water, and spray. It can control aphids, red spiders, scale insects, gray mold, and root rot. Pouring the juice into the soil can control earthworms and root-knot nematodes.
Ginger Solution: Crush fresh ginger to extract the juice, dilute the juice with 10-15 times water, and spray. It can prevent various diseases such as sooty mold and rot in flowers and inhibit the germination of various pathogen spores harmful to flowers, controlling the occurrence of diseases.
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