Contents:
- Meet the enemy - pests of ornamental plants, vegetables and fruits
- Pest diseases
- Effective fight and protection
Meet the enemy - pests of ornamental plants, vegetables and fruits
In order to combat plant pests more effectively, it is worth getting acquainted with their preferences and negative effects on the plant in order to choose the appropriate treatment.
Ochojnik
Its larvae feeding on the plant cause the shoots to dry up and die. Additionally, they are covered with a brown color. After the transformation, females fly out and lay their eggs on larchs. This happens in summer, most often at the turn of July. Forage occurs inside the galls, while stronger buds may grow despite minor damage.
Shield
Reaches up to several mm in length. It is mostly a pest of arable crops. They are brown, reddish and even transparent. They cause the inhibition of plant growth and the death of shoots. Their head is equipped with 10-segment antennae and the torso with wings, and they also come in wingless form.
Wełowiec
It belongs to the group of juniors similarly to bowls or scalefish. It is a pest of ornamental and cultivated plants. They suck cell sap from plants, causing it to die. It produces honey dew, which is an ideal medium for many fungi.In this way, the plant is additionally infected with fungal diseases, which can be disastrous if we do not intervene quickly.
Earth
It's a kind of flies. They appear most often in ornamental plants that have been shed or like a moist substrate. There, the landlock lays its eggs - in an ideal environment for this. Then 7mm larvae hatch. They are transparent in color with a black head and digestive tract. They are a troublesome opponent.
Pest diseases
Disease symptoms appearing on plants may be characteristic of a given type of pest. If you are unable to detect the culprit, it is worth knowing the types of traces he leaves behind:
Leaves and shoots that are distorted- the main culprits behind these symptoms are aphids and oceans. Juices from young shoots and leaves are sucked or infested, becoming covered with a fleecy coating in the case of the gorse
Characteristic spots on the leaves- in this case, feeding whiteflies, spider mites, thrips and leafhoppers are responsible. White or brown spots appear depending on the pest. In addition, flower buds die - it is caused by a fungal disease transmitted by whiteflies
Discs appearing on shoots and leaves- mealybugs, scales and cupheads are pests from the group of scales that suck juice from the leaves, inhibiting the growth and dying of shoots
Effective fight and protection
" It should be remembered that when using spraying pests, it is worth choosing those that not only fight them, but also protect the plant from being attacked again in the future. Substral Polysect Combats and Protects fights a wide range of pests that attack both ornamental and cultivated plants. This agent is characterized by systematic action - the spray penetrates the plant and circulates in its juices for 21 days.It is safe for the plant, but deadly to the insect. This way, we can be sure that after one use, we have effective protection for almost a month! It can be applied both to the soil and as a spray on plants. "
Works:
- preventive - if the pests have not appeared yet, the spraying will protect the plant by circulating in its juices and eliminate any settling insects,
- contact - when the insects have already appeared, they will be neutralized. In addition, the preparation will also prevent the subsequent raids.
