Common pests of indoor flowers and their control

Разведение комнатных цветов является популярным a way of leisure for many people. This is not surprising, since they allow not only to take their time, but also to do it with benefit. After all, the house, which is filled with pots with beautiful and elegant plants, is immediately transformed!

Unfortunately, there are wreckers of indoorcolors. And the struggle with them must be known to every grower, because otherwise you can completely lose the results of your work. What are the most dangerous pests, and what can be done with them?

Thrips

This is one of the most common and dangerous"Scoundrels," with which at least once, yes, every amateur plant. Unlike the same aphids, they can fly, and therefore instantly spread throughout the house.

You can hardly see them, because the sizeadult insects do not exceed a couple of millimeters. The larval stage is even more modest in size. Determine that you have got these pests indoor plants (and the fight against them should begin immediately), can only by indirect evidence.

The fact is that the leaves of indoor flowers in this case quickly become covered with large white spots. These are the centers of empty, sucked-out cells.

To combat them using drugs "Intavir", "Carbophos" and "Fitoverm." After a week, the treatment must be repeated, because in seven days a young generation will hatch from the eggs.

Moss

Of course, these are not the same insects thatso annoy people walking in the woods in the summer, but they deliver a lot of problems. To find out about the fact that these pests of indoor flowers were planted in the apartment (and the fight against them will be very useful) will be quite simple. It's hard not to notice the small gnats that start flying around the house!

To make sure, you should carefully look at the ground in the flower pots: if there are small white worms, the fact of the presence of midges can be considered proven.

What are they dangerous?Small worms are larvae of adult midges. They feed on the tissues and juices of the plant, so that flowering you just will not wait. If you do not take any measures, then the flowers may soon die from exhaustion.

To cope with them, the use of insecticides of the brand "Aktellik", "Grom-2" and "Mukhoed" will be required.

Whitefly

These pests of indoor flowers (photo of which isin the article) are so common that they are known not only by the florists, but also by simple truck farmers. They look like the tiniest butterflies with white wings. Feed on the juice of the plant, so that the leaves are covered with yellow spots, gradually wither and fall away.

What does pest control mean?indoor flowers of this species? To do this, you can use insecticides "Aktellik" and "Intavir". Note that whiteflies do not like the wet environment, and therefore, if they regularly clean the room, spray and rub the leaves, they are unlikely to get caught up.

Вот мы и узнали, какие существуют вредители indoor flowers. And the fight against them is a responsible exercise, which should be carried out with maximum speed. Otherwise, it may happen that you will generally remain without houseplants.