Causes of insects in prickly plum leaves: Prevention and control methods for insects in prickly plum leaves: Key points for maintaining prickly plum leaves, as a common ornamental plant in my country, is deeply loved by people for its unique shape and beautiful flowers. During the maintenance process, the problem of insects in prickly plum leaves has caused headaches for many flower friends. This article will provide you a detailed analysis of the reasons for insects in prickly plum leaves, prevention and control methods and maintenance points, to help you easily cope with this problem. There are several main reasons why there are insects in thorny plum leaves: 1. Environmental factors: The growth environment of thorny plum is inappropriate, such as poor ventilation, too high or too low humidity, etc., which can easily cause pests.
2. Improper maintenance: Improper fertilization, untimely watering, untimely pruning, etc., resulting in reduced resistance and vulnerability to pests.
3. Pest itself: The insects on the leaves of prickly plum may be aphids, red spiders, scale insects, etc. They feed on the leaves and buds of prickly plum, and in severe cases, they will cause the leaves to yellow and wither. Prevention and control methods of insects in prickly plum leaves 1. Clean the environment: Keep the growth environment of prickly plum trees ventilated and transparent, regularly clean dead leaves and sick leaves, and reduce the breeding of pests.
2. Trim diseased branches: When diseased branches or branches with serious pests are found, prune and burn them in time to prevent the spread of pests.
3. Use of pesticides: When there are insects in the leaves of juniper, suitable pesticides can be used for spraying. For example, imidacloprid, dimethoate, etc. can be used for aphids, and abamectin, pyridaben, etc. can be used for red spiders. When spraying pesticides, pay attention to spraying evenly to avoid pesticide residues.
4. Biological control: Use natural enemy insects such as predatory mites, parasitic bees, etc. to biological control the insects on the leaves of prickly plum. Key points for the maintenance of prickly plum leaves with insects 1. Reasonable fertilization: According to the growth stage and soil fertility of prickly plum, apply fertilizer reasonably to avoid excessive fertilization causing pests and diseases.
2. Control watering: Keep the soil moist and avoid standing water to avoid root rot. When high temperatures in summer, appropriately reduce the number of watering times.
3. Timely pruning: timely pruning of diseased branches and excessively dense branches to keep the thorn plum ventilated and transparent, which is conducive to plant growth and pest control.
4. Pay attention to ventilation: Maintain ventilation in the growth environment of prickly plum, reduce humidity, and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.
Insects on the leaves of prickly plum are a common maintenance problem. Understanding the reasons, mastering the control methods and maintenance points will help us better maintain prickly plum. I hope this article can provide useful reference for the majority of flower lovers.
Note: The content of this article is for reference only. Please adjust the specific prevention and control methods according to the actual situation and local climatic conditions. In case of serious pests, please consult professionals in time.