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It would seem that flowers growing in a room that are not in contact with the street should not be affected by pests, but they get to them. The real trouble is a colony of spider mites on indoor plants. How to fight? Let's figure it out together.

Spider mite - symptoms of appearance

Biologists classify the tick as an arthropod. Such a classification is possible due to the special structure of his body. That is why all insecticides against ticks used from other insects are powerless. They need other means. There are over 2,000 different types of mites in nature. They can be found in every corner of the globe.

For indoor plants, the following species are most dangerous:

• common spider mite - absolutely omnivorous, affects up to 200 plant species;
• red spider mite - specializes in indoor plants and is most dangerous for them;
• red-legged spider mite;
• cotton spider mite Turkestan.

The community of these microscopic arthropods is not fully understood, so other species may also be discovered.

The main food of any representative from the above list is the juice of plants. Deprived of it, indoor flowers quickly weaken and die. What is the danger of spider mites?

They are hard to find

The size of an adult individual, regardless of the species, is not more than 1 mm, and the color is greenish-brown. different shades makes it easy to blend in with the foliage. Only wintering females are brightly colored. The tick lives on the wrong side of the leaves, so its colony is not conspicuous.

They multiply quickly

The tick reproduction cycle, called metamorphosis, can last from a month to a week and depends on the ambient temperature. At a temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius, the larvae hatch from the eggs after 3 days, and after a few days they are ready to breed. Therefore, the colony of ticks grows very quickly, capturing new territories.

Ease of infection

The pest can be brought into the house with purchased plants or other planting material, with soil, on the soles of shoes and on clothes. Finally, a tick can enter the room through an open window, carried by the wind, and the number of storeys does not play a role here.

Diapause in females

If the conditions for development and nutrition become unfavorable, female ticks fall into a kind of dormant stage, in which they can stay up to 5 years. But more often they just settle down for the winter - daylight hours shorter than 17 hours do not give them the opportunity to active image life. Ticks hibernate on leaves or in pot soil. They are able to dig to a depth of 20 cm. Any gap is suitable for them - in the windowsill, wall, ceiling, or in the floor. Females do the same with prolonged heat.

Such features of the life cycle make pest control difficult and lengthy.

Which houseplants are susceptible to infection

Most species of mites are omnivores, some have their own special preferences, but most of them do not live on plants of the Gesneriaceae family due to the small hairs covering their leaves. They have their own pest, also from the family of mites - a flatworm, but it does not belong to the cobwebs.

This pest does not favor aloe, but it will be happy to eat juices of other flowers:

• citrus;
• arrowroot;
• aroid;
• kutrovyh.

Often a tick can be found on ficus, fuchsia, croton, balsams. Special gourmets prefer one species: the phalaenopsis mite attacks orchids, and the cactus flatworm attacks cacti. But the favorite target of this insect is roses. Even with the constant struggle with small arthropods, the spider mite on the rose is found again and again. Some flower growers simply stop growing it because of this.

But you can still deal with this pest.

Chemical preparations against spider mites

A lot of remedies for spider mites have been invented, and they all belong to the class of acaricides or insectoacaricides.

Insecticides of this pest cannot be destroyed, they will not harm him.

Table: insectoacaricides and acaricides for the destruction of spider mites.

First of all, Bitoxibacillin, Apollo, Akarin, Flumite should be used, since they are less dangerous to humans.

How to get rid of spider mites if you don’t want to use chemicals? There are many folk methods.

Folk remedies for the fight

First of all, these are various decoctions and infusions.

• In 1 liter of water, boil 100 dried alder leaves or 100 g of fresh ones for half an hour. The broth, which has been infused for 12 hours, is filtered and used for spraying.
• Pour 50 g of leaves or 30 g of dandelion roots with hot (40 degrees) water and leave for about 3 hours, strain.
• 100 g of chopped horseradish roots are poured with a liter of water. Let it brew for an hour and strain.
• 20 g of garlic cloves are passed through a garlic press and mixed with 1 liter of water. Filter without insisting, and immediately process.
• Finely cut a large onion, pour 0.5 liters of warm non-rigid water, let it brew for 5 to 7 hours under the lid. Use filtered solution.
• Gently wipe the leaves with medical alcohol with a concentration of 965. Particular attention should be paid to the treatment of leaf axils, where a tick can hide.
• If you turn on a household UV lamp with medium-length rays for only 2-3 minutes, then the tick will be destroyed. You can do this 3-4 times a week.
• Perhaps the use of a mixture of acetone and 96% alcohol in a ratio of 1: 2. In this solution, it is better to simply completely dip the plants. Combine the processing process with transplantation, carefully cleaning the roots of the old substrate.

How to properly handle plants and flowers

An unsystematic fight against a spider mite will not give the desired effect, on the contrary, it will form in him a strong immunity to poisons. Therefore, in the fight against such a dangerous pest, you need to follow the sequence, methodicality and do not forget about some little things that can reduce all efforts to zero.

What do we have to do?

• It is necessary to process not only the affected plant, but also all other flowers standing on this windowsill, and possibly in the whole room.
• Strip off any damaged leaves and destroy.
• Arrange a shower for the plants, you can even wash the leaves with soapy water and rinse. For those plants for which water procedures are contraindicated, a steam bath is arranged. To do this, they are placed in a bath and very hot water is turned on for a quarter of an hour without closing the drain. But the doors, on the contrary, are covered.
• Thoroughly disinfect all pallets, you can hold them in boiling water.
• The leaves are treated with the selected preparation, wetting the entire surface. Spill them soil in a pot.
• They put a plastic bag on the flower and tie it, creating a closed space. The package is not removed up to 2 days. The plant should not stand in the sun, otherwise it will simply boil.
• While the spider mite feeds on poisons, carefully treat the outer surface of the pot, window sills, frames, glass with alcohol or soapy water, without missing a single gap. It will not be superfluous to wash the curtains.
• To completely destroy the mites, the treatment must be repeated 2 more times with an interval of 6 days, but no more. You may have to change the folk remedy or acaricide so that the ticks do not get used to it.

In order not to start a tedious struggle again, you need to take preventive measures.

Prevention of the appearance

The tick loves dry air and high air temperature. In order not to give him pleasure, the flowers need to be sprayed often, and the apartment should be ventilated so that it is not too hot.

A hot shower every 3 weeks can be a good preventive measure. Many plants calmly tolerate temperatures up to 45 degrees.

Everything that is associated with plants and brought into the house from the outside must undergo strict control and, if necessary, processing. A new flower is washed in the shower and placed on an empty window sill, where it must undergo a two-week quarantine. Soil for plants needs to be steamed, like all others used for compiling planting mixtures components, including drainage.

The spider mite is a very dangerous and insidious enemy. It can quickly destroy the entire collection of indoor flowers. Therefore, it must be fought mercilessly, only then can it be defeated.

Type of plant affected by spider mites

Spider mites belong to the family of mites from the suborder Prostigmata. They are surprising in that they are found even on the territory of Antarctica. But today I will not describe their specific features and diversity, but will tell you how I managed to get rid of them, saving my indoor green pets.

What do we know about ticks?

Tick, I see you!

In the photo - spider mite

Before you get rid of the spider mite, you need to make sure that it is he who is operating on your flowers. Take a closer look at the leaves of the plant, do you see small white dots and a thin cobweb? It is he!

With a strong lesion, multiple damage is noticeable on indoor plants, the leaves become completely white, and a moving mass is visible on the tips of the shoots - these are the bodies of those very pests.

Why is a tick dangerous?

Grandma's recipes: 4 ways

With a slight lesion at home, you can use folk remedies:

Decoctions can also be attributed to the number of folk remedies. medicinal herbs, for example, black henbane, medicinal chamomile, dandelion root, gray alder.

Heavy artillery: 3 weapons

If home methods of struggle seem ineffective to you, we turn to the consideration of chemicals.

When choosing this or that remedy, remember that the spider mite belongs to arachnids, therefore, an army of acaricides and insectoacaricides is used to destroy it.

Top 3 popular remedies:

Summing up

I hope my short story has become the answer to the question of how to deal with spider mites. Before choosing one or another remedy, be sure to determine the degree of damage to the plant and read the recommendations for use.

It remains for me to offer you a video in this article, which will certainly appeal to gardeners and indoor plant lovers.

Orchid     Balsam     Indoor rose     Ficus     Anthurium     Violet     Dracaena    

Such a colony of hundreds of ticks, they actively reproduce, laying larvae. Ticks and larvae drink juice, for this they pierce the leaf and suck out the liquid from it. Spider mite on indoor plants - how to deal with it?

How to discover?

Spider mite on indoor plants - photo:

The leaves have numerous light spots, and if the colony is large, then the plant is covered with a thin, barely noticeable gossamer(hence the name of the tick) and very soon begins to dry.

They can be difficult to find due to too small size and color, helping to merge with the foliage (mites are brownish, greenish and yellowish). The females that stay for the winter are red in color.

Female ticks live less than a month, but during this period they are able to lay hundreds of eggs. New individuals appear in the clutch after three days. The biggest problem is that eggs remain alive until they are 5 years old.

They are waiting in the wings on the bark, in the axils of the plant, in the ground and even in window frames, on window sills and in the chipped flower pots. That's why the struggle with them is long.

Often a spider mite is brought from the shop, so a new plant should be quarantined for at least two weeks.

Tick ​​species

Spider web on flowers: what to do? To understand how to remove a spider mite from indoor flowers, you need to know what they are. there are several types:

• common spider mite: its extensive populations settle on the lower part of the leaves and on the tops of young shoots; as the colony grows individuals they begin to spread all over the windowsill, hitting more and more new plants; in a short time they are able to infect the entire collection; most often they affect fuchsias, balsams, ficuses, roses and dracaenas; the first sign of such a defeat - yellow spots on leaves and small white cobwebs;
• red tick: most often settles on balsam, rose, nightshade, orchid, lemon; actively breeds at high air temperature;
• false mite: dangerous because it has a very small size and is not visible to the naked eye at all; he does not weave cobwebs, so the defeat is noticed only when the plant is already starting to die;
• Atlantic mite: mostly striking exotic palms and citrus fruits, but can spread to any plant; one of the few mites that actively spread with high humidity in the room;
• cyclamen mite: applies to gloxinia, chrysanthemum, cyclamen, pelargonium, balsam, violet; he lives not only on the leaves, but also in the tubers of plants; large colonies look like a layer of dust; unlike most of its counterparts, it loves high humidity;
• wide tick: loves to settle on anthurium, euonymus, ficus, saintpaulia, oleander, citrus and cacti; he is very prolific; new colonies appear on the leaves of a diseased plant every 3-4 days; they are easy to detect: red clusters of dust and cobwebs are visible; females do not clog in hard-to-reach places for laying eggs, so it is easy to deal with it;
• cactus flat mite (bryobia): affects exotic plants, can be detected by white or yellowish intermittent stripes on the leaves; the female lays large eggs orange color, pulling chains from them along the veins on the sheet; found on saintpaulia, fatsia, can go to any plant;
• clover mite: it affects ambutylone, ficus, euonymus, peperomia, orchids and various bulbs; eats away entire passages, filling them with brown dust.

Indoor plants attack other types of putin mites: pacific, strawberry, red(flat).

All ticks are capable adapt to the most adverse conditions, slow down the processes of vital activity until the onset of good conditions for reproduction. This state is called diapause.

How to fight at home?

Fighting spider mites is difficult, so it's worth doing prevention.

Most types of mites do not like moist air, and plants need to spray more often, keep moist at the right level in different ways.

Immersion of the plant in water rarely helps, because ticks are able to form an air bubble around themselves.

The leaves of the plant wipe both sides damp soft cloth, which must be constantly rinsed in hot water so as not to transfer mites from plant to plant. Fallen leaves and flowers should not be left in the pot.

Pots before reuse must be washed with detergents, it is better to store them in rooms that are not heated in winter. Wash frames with detergents. Paint wooden frames as often as possible.

The spider mite not only harms the plant itself, but is also a carrier of various diseases, for example, gray rot and spores of various fungi.

Treatment

How to treat flowers from spider mites at home?

Folk remedies for dealing with spider mites are suitable for the following:

• vodka, diluted with water;
• root infusion dandelion;
• garlic infusion;
• decoction of tubers cyclamen;
• infusion of flowers calendula.

How to treat indoor flowers from a tick with cyclamen tuber you can learn from the video:

Folk remedies can not always cope, and then you have to resort to stronger drugs:

• "Intavir";
• "Fitoverm";
• "Karbofos";
• "Aktellik";
• "Alatar".

All means will be effective only if multiple processing. It is also necessary to process neighboring plants, frames and a window sill.

Treatment

How to cure flowers from spider mites? If a tick is found, the plant must first be thoroughly washed with laundry or tar soap. Lather each leaf and each bosom, whipping the foam with your hands and gently working all parts of the plant. Leave the flower for several hours (you can also for a day), covering it with a plastic bag. Then rinse thoroughly with soap warm shower.

If the lesion was minor, then such a procedure will be enough, however, it is necessary be sure to repeat two or three times a week. The plant must be sprayed warm water twice a day and check regularly.

Wash frames and window sills with hot water and any detergent . The rest of the plants on the windowsill also need to be processed in order to prevention. The spider mite does not tolerate Fresh air and ventilation.

What if the defeat has gone far enough? You must first treat with soap, then spray with preparations "Intavir", "Fitoverma", "Karbofos". When processing a window, it is also worth adding "Karbofos" to the water.

Sometimes it helps quite simple method: near the plant put an open container with finely chopped garlic or turpentine, tightly close the plant together with the container for 2-3 days. The edges of the pot must be lubricated tar.

Ways to fight on flowers

How to get rid of spider mites on indoor plants? For each plant, it is necessary to select an individual method of struggle.

Orchid

Spider mite on an orchid - photo:

The flower is amazed many types of mites, for example, a phalaenopsis tick living in the sinuses. Spider mite on orchids - how to fight? First, the plant must be washed with soap and water, then treated with one of the chemicals, it is better to use a non-toxic "Fitoverm" or an aqueous solution of the drug "Aktellik".

Spider mite on an orchid: what are the control measures? To fight the tick, special sticks produced in Holland are used, which are stuck into the ground in a pot with an orchid. Action chopsticks "Plant-pin" and "Etisso" based on next principle: the substance of which they are composed dissolves during irrigation, is absorbed into the ground and, together with water, is absorbed by the roots, from where it enters the ground part of the plant, the flower becomes unsuitable for ticks.

Soil, moss, orchid pots after purchase treated with boiling water for the prevention of spider mites.

What an orchid affected by a spider mite looks like and how to avoid plant infection - in this video:

Balsam

Ticks often infect balsams. If this happened at the end of summer, autumn or winter, then the plant must drastically cut. Wash the rest and treat with an insecticide, better drug "Alatar", since it is very difficult to get rid of a tick on a balsam.

Spider mite on balsam - how to fight? If infection has occurred in spring and summer, then the plant is treated soap foam, then sprayed with insecticide, the procedure is repeated several times after 3-5 days. If the plant is not of particular value, it is better throw away and to prevent the appearance of a tick on other flowers.

Spider mite on balsam - photo:

indoor rose

How to cure and save a rose from a spider mite at home? Spider mite on a rose indoors appears constantly therefore it is important to carry out prevention. But if the plant is already affected, then treatment should be started as soon as possible. Are there home remedies for spider mites on roses?

On the room rose a web appeared: what to do? First, you need to wash the rose with hot, up to 50-55 degrees, water with dissolved soap. Leave the plant for a day under a plastic bag and then rinse with water of the same temperature.

Then you need to try processing garlic infusion. If this does not help, then spray with any chemical preparation, it is better to use "Neoron".

How to use a spider mite remedy on a house rose? In each case, when you have to process a flower, you need to resort to the help of various chemicals.

Spider mite on a room rose - photo:

Spider mite on a home rose: how to fight?

About, how to process home rose from spider mites, you will learn by watching the video:

Some more helpful tips for how to get rid of from a spider mite on a rose at home, you will get from this video:

ficus

For the prevention of spider mites, ficus is necessary spray regularly. Spider mite on ficus - how to fight? In case of infection, thoroughly wipe each sheet on both sides well soaped with a rag and, having kept the plant for a day under a plastic bag, wash off the soap with warm water. Then you need to spray the ficus alcohol solution of calendula diluted with water, without missing a single sheet.

Effective leaf irradiation ultraviolet which ticks cannot stand. Ficus leaves can be covered oily drug and leave it like that for a few days.

Spider mite on ficus - photo:

Anthurium

If numerous colonies of mites are found on a plant, it must first wash with soap, those leaves that are severely affected, cut out. Then remove from the pot, inspect the roots, remove the damaged ones, carefully wash the roots in warm water and transplant into a clean container in new soil.

Then spray the plant epin. As a rule, such treatment is sufficient.

But if it was not possible to get rid of ticks in this way, then you will have to resort to spraying more toxic drugs, for example "Karate".

Spider mite on anthurium - photo:

Violet

Most often, violets (saintpaulia) are affected by cyclamen mites. Cut off the affected leaves, then spray the flower with the preparation. Fitover, repeat the treatment twice in 10 days.

Spider mite on violet - photo:

Dracaena

The plant infects a simple spider mite. The fight against it is to wash the long leaves in warm soapy water.

If, after repeated water procedures, the tick still remains, then you need to resort to an insecticide. For example, to "Fitovermu".

Spider mite on dracaena - photo:

The most effective spider mite prevention on any houseplant is washing under a warm shower with laundry or tar soap.

See how to deal with spider mites on indoor plants. We present control measures, effective drugs and folk remedies for pests, as well as prevention.

We hope that after reading the article it will become easier for you to get rid of the spider mite at home.

How to deal with spider mites on house plants?

It is very difficult to deal with a spider mite on indoor flowers, it is an insidious and dangerous pest. Many flower growers fail to get rid of it completely, or the saved plant dies after a while.

To destroy the pest, it is very important to understand that it is an arthropod, not an insect. We have prepared for you proven recommendations from experts.

COMBAT METHODS

1. Remove affected shoots, flowers and leaves from the plant. Carefully inspect the entire home collection.
2. Rinse the plant thoroughly with a stream of warm water (under the shower) or wipe with a soapy or alcohol solution. Move the attacked flower to a separate place.
3. After the leaves have dried, treat the houseplant and the top layer of the substrate with a preparation or folk remedy. Rinse the pot tray in boiling water, and cover the flower for 2-3 hours with a bag.
4. Treat all indoor flowers with spider mite preparations. Rinse the window sill window frame, glass, pots outside and trays with a soap-and-alcohol solution.
5. A week later, carry out a new treatment.

• Wiping with alcohol or soapy water helps plants with smooth large leaves (Dieffenbachia, Calathea, Ficus, etc.).

IMPORTANT! In the fight against spider mites, it is recommended to treat all plants, especially in autumn. If the flower is not properly cared for at home or the pest is not completely destroyed, it returns.

Therefore, in order to get rid of the spider mite, you must completely follow the rules of care and carry out prevention.

Plants with pubescent and tender leaves cannot be wiped, but can only be sprayed. Therefore, it is better to immediately use proven chemicals, not hoping that you can get by with folk remedies.

Tick ​​web on a plant

Remedy for spider mites on indoor flowers

The complexity of the fight with the help of drugs lies in the fact that the pest is incredibly resistant to the action of many chemicals.

In addition, the spider mite quickly adapts to them and it is necessary to alternate drugs with different active ingredients. For most of them, it is recommended to carry out no more than 2-3 treatments in a row.

Since the pest is an arthropod, not an insect, it is necessary to use acaricides for its destruction: specific acaricides or insectoacaricides, and not insecticides.

Preparations against spider mites

We will present the most popular of the proven chemical treatments for spider mites on houseplants.

The preparations are divided into groups of active substances to make it easier for you to alternate them if necessary.

We also indicate the hazard class (toxicity): 4 - low danger to humans, safe for bees and beneficial insects, 3 - moderately dangerous substance, 2 - highly dangerous substance, 1 - extremely dangerous for humans and animals.

SPECIFIC ACARICIDES

1. Benzylates - "Neoron" - 3, (bromopropylate).
2. Derivatives of sulfonic acids - "Nissoran" - 4, (hexythiazox) and a group of tetronic acids - "Oberon" - 3, (spiromesifen).
3. Propargit - "Omayt 30 and 57" - 2, (propargit).
4. Pyridazipones - "Sunmite" - 3, (pyridaben), 1 treatment per year, no smell.
5. Ketoenols - "Envidor" - 3, (spiridiclofen).
6. Quinozolines - "Demitan KS" - 2, (phenazaquine).
7. Pyrazoles - "Ortus" - 3, (fenpyroximate).
8. Tetrazines - "Apollo" - 4, (clofentezin), "Flumite" - 4, (fluvenzin)

INSECTOACARICIDES

1. On the basis of organophosphorus substances - "Aktellik" - 2, (pyrimifos-methyl), "Dursban" - 3, (chlorpyrifos) and "Karbofos" ("Malathion", "Fufanon") - 3, (malathion).
2. Based on the derivatives of the synthesis of the fungus Streptomyces avermitilis: "Akarin" (the old name "Agravertin") and "Kleshchevit" - 4, Avertin (the tick practically does not get used to it), "Aktofit" - 4, (aversectin C), "Vertimek" - 2, (abamectin), "Fitoverm" - 4, (aversectin C).

Which drug to choose?

There are so many tools available now and it's easy to get confused. We selected drugs based on price, effectiveness and availability in purchase.

Among the proposed options, each grower will be able to find his own. the best remedy from spider mites.

Inexpensive and affordable (hypermarkets, flower shops):

1. "Fitoverm" - price: package (ampoule) 4ml - 15-20 rubles.
2. "Kleshchevit" - price: 4 ml - 13-20 rubles.
3. "Akarin" - price: 4 ml - 13-20 rubles.
4. "Karbofos" - price: 30 gr - 30-40 rubles (a sharp unpleasant odor).
5. "Neoron 50% ke" - price: 12.5 gr - 25-35 rubles (very persistent smell).
6. "Aktellik" - price: 2 ml - 30-50 rubles. On the territory of Russia, the drug for personal use is not registered as of 01.10.2016. Although sometimes the drug can still be found in small stores and on the Internet.

• Prices are based on hypermarkets such as "Obi", "Leroy Merlin" according to the rate of 1 dollar = 65 rubles. These preparations are widely found in many flower shops.

Other drugs:

Many effective remedies for spider mites are sold in large packages that are expensive and are sold in hand-packed, for example, on the Internet at Avito, forums or in flower shops.

For example, "Nissoran" (60 dollars, hand-packed 5 grams - 100 rubles), "Envidor" (60 dollars / liter, hand-packed 5 ml - 200 rubles), "Vertimek" (90 dollars / liter, hand-packed - 2 ml - 25 rubles).

"Apollo" in manual packaging - 2 ml - 30 rubles, "Oberon" manual packaging 1 ml - 65 rubles, 2 ml - 130 rubles, "Sunmite" manual packaging 5 g - 100 rubles. "Flumite" (liter / 40 dollars, manual packaging of 2 ml - 35 rubles). "Aktofit" - 200 ml - 300-400 rubles.

Prices are taken in one of the online stores from Khimki (Moscow region) _liliaflowers.ru. Maybe someone has a need to purchase these drugs and someone will come in handy.

No, we didn’t buy it ourselves, we just share information.

ADVIСE

And then, if necessary, "Neoron", "Oberon", "Sunmite" or "Envidor", and in extreme cases, "Karbofos", "Aktellik" or "Vertimek".

ATTENTION!"Vertimek", "Karbofos" and "Aktellik" can process indoor plants only in the open air.

"Fitoverm" from spider mites

"Fitoverm" is an insectoacaricide of biological origin of the 4th class of toxicity. The drug does not destroy the spider mite at all stages of development.

Therefore, to get rid of the pest, spray indoor flowers with Fitoverm - 2 ml of the drug per 200 ml of water every 5-8 days, depending on the temperature, age and size of the plant, usually 3-4 procedures are enough.

According to flower growers, three treatments every five days help get rid of spider mites on a home flower in most cases.

"Fitoverm" against spider mites has been successfully used by many flower growers for several years. The drug has an excellent reputation and high efficiency in pest control.

A week after the last or next spraying with Fitoverm, the plant can be treated with Epin to support the indoor flower.

"Neoron"

This acaricide with an ovicidal effect is able to destroy not only an adult tick, but also its eggs. Therefore, most often 2-3 procedures are enough to get rid of the pest on house plants.

"Aktellik" from a spider mite

When mass destruction or a decrease in the effectiveness of the previous remedy, experts recommend the use of more powerful chemicals: "Aktellik" with the active substance - pirimifos-methyl.

This tool is actively used in greenhouses.

"Aktellik" effectively exterminates the tick and many other arthropods and insects. The drug belongs to the 2nd class of chemical hazard, it is toxic to pets and people.

"Aktellik" against spider mites is used after 4-5 days. It is recommended to carry out no more than 2 consecutive treatments to avoid pest adaptation.

IMPORTANT! Processing of the plant "Aktellik" should be carried out only in the open air.

"Aktara" from a spider mite

"Aktara" is a very popular and effective tool in the fight against many pests. However, "Aktara" is an insecticide, and the spider mite is not an insect and the drug will be powerless in the fight against it.

Therefore, the drug "Aktara" against spider mites is ineffective. And if you treated the flower with "Aktara" and the pests noticeably decreased, then this is not the merit of the drug, but the spraying procedure.

However, periodically there are reviews of flower growers who are satisfied with the use of "Aktara" from ticks.

Zoo shampoos and flea or bed bug remedies

To get rid of a tick on home flowers, you can use zoo shampoos or flea drops for animals, as well as means for killing bedbugs.

However, as a rule, funds are much more expensive.

Plan for the treatment of indoor plants with drugs

Since the tick lays eggs, most chemicals are recommended to be used in this manner.

1. The first treatment with acaricides destroys 65-80% of pests.
2. The second treatment with acaricides is carried out after about 5-10 days (the hotter, the faster), when new spider mites hatch from the eggs.
3. The third procedure is carried out after about another 6-8 days in order to destroy the remaining pests for sure.

At the same time, it is still possible that spider mites could survive somewhere and will appear after some time.

Therefore, continue quarantine and inspect the plant regularly. Many experienced flower growers fight ticks intermittently all the time.

• Before using any drug for the first time, experts recommend testing its effect on a single flower.

If after a day his condition did not worsen, then this tool can be used to treat other plants of the same species.

If you see that after the 2nd procedure, the processing efficiency has decreased significantly, then do not neglect the advice.

• LIFE HACK. 15-20 minutes before the control treatment of an indoor flower, put a piece of cucumber in a pot on the ground to attract spider mites.

REMINDER. Before choosing a drug, find out its active ingredient as it can be the same for products with different names. We have divided drugs into groups and hazard classes to make it easier for you to navigate.

IMPORTANT! If you did not manage to remove the spider mite before winter or the plant is very badly affected, then in 99% it is better to throw it away. Preparations are powerless in the fight against wintering females.

How to properly treat indoor flowers with drugs?

1. When working with chemicals, be sure to take care of the measures personal protection(skin, respiratory organs). After handling the plants, wash your hands and face with soap and rinse your throat and nose thoroughly with water.
2. Treat the flower only in a dry form.
3. The best time for processing is before 12.00. On a cloudy day, until 14.00. During and after treatment, the indoor flower should not be exposed to direct sunlight until it dries.
4. The optimum temperature is 20-26 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, the active ingredients of specific acaricides have the maximum effect on the spider mite.
5. As a place of treatment with drugs of the 3rd and 4th class of toxicity, you can choose a balcony or a bathroom. And drugs of the 2nd class - only in the open air.
6. For the maximum effect of treating the plant with a chemical preparation, it is recommended to add soap to the solution.
7. Spraying should be plentiful, so that "already flowed."
8. An ideal treatment for small houseplants for spider mites would be immersion in a 50% acaricidal solution.

How to get rid of spider mites with folk remedies?

Folk remedies are very popular, despite the large number of chemicals and the low effectiveness of folk methods.

Experts note that in the fight against spider mites, each situation is individual, and even in similar cases, the result from the use of folk remedies or drugs may differ.

• The editors of the magazine "Feast of Flowers" warns that folk remedies against spider mites can be tried in rare situations.

For example, if there is a very small number of pests or it turned out to detect a tick almost immediately.

A folk remedy is significantly inferior in effectiveness to special chemicals and does not save houseplants in most cases. Especially home flowers with pubescent and delicate leaves that can only be sprayed.

• If you still decide to get rid of the spider mite with the help of folk remedies, then the most effective are a hot shower, alcohol, an infusion of garlic and onions.

These folk remedies, in our experience, helped in some situations.

1. Alcohol against spider mites

Wiping with alcohol (ammonia, boric) is especially effective for plants with wide leathery leaves (aroid (adenium, alocasia, etc.), arrowroot with hairless leaves (calathea, etc.), philodendrons (monstera)).

And also for hibiscus, dieffenbachia, ficus, date palm and other "thick-skinned" plants.

Ammonia effectively destroys the spider mite at all stages of development (some flower growers claim that alcohol is powerless against mite eggs). However, the tick hides in hard-to-reach places where it is impossible to process with a cotton swab.

Therefore, it is ideal to deal with spider mites at home during plant transplantation. Then ammonia will be even more effective.

FIGHTING THE TICK DURING TRANSPLATION

On the example of a cactus: for this, the purified plant from the excess soil mixture is dipped for 5-6 seconds in ammonia. Then the roots are dried on paper and the flower is transplanted into a new substrate. Alcohol does not burn the roots and body of the cactus.

Beyond the cactus this method control of spider mites can be used to big plants or lower only the roots, and wipe with a swab on top.

IMPORTANT! The next day, after rubbing the leaves with ammonia, they should be washed with a clean, damp cloth.

ALCOHOL TREATMENT

If you find a spider mite, immediately wipe the stem, leaves, pot with a tray, window sill and window frame with glass with medical alcohol.

IMPORTANT! You can not fight spider mites with alcohol on petunias, fuchsias and other home flowers with thin leaves.

2. Soap against spider mites

Among folk remedies for spider mites, soap occupies important place. Affected plants and for prevention are recommended to be washed with soapy water.

Soap can be taken tar, green potash or laundry, in extreme cases, you can take any and even dishwashing detergent.

1. The plant is completely treated with a soapy solution, as well as the window sill, window frame, pot and pot tray.
2. The more foam the better.
3. After wiping the plant, it is better to wash off the soap foam after 2-4 hours.
4. After washing off the solution, put a plastic bag on the flower for a day to kill as many spider mites as possible with the help of high humidity.

You can lightly spray with soapy water and the top layer of the earth, but it is important to prevent contact with the roots of the flower.

If there are a lot of plants and they are with small leaves, then in order not to wipe each one, you can spray them with soapy water. The effect of the treatment will be lower, but not everyone has the time or patience for rubbing.

IMPORTANT! Some experts insist that the use of a soap solution in the fight against spider mites on indoor flowers is not acceptable.

In their opinion, soap is not able to destroy the pest, and also blocks the stomata of the plant, which leads to disruption of photosynthesis and plant development.

3. Garlic against spider mites

The average head of garlic (30-40 grams) is peeled and made into a pulp, placed in a jar and poured with 500 ml of water.

The jar is closed with a lid and put in a dark place for five days.

Then the infusion is filtered, diluted with water 1 to 1 and houseplants are sprayed.

2nd RECIPE. Pour gruel from one large clove of garlic with a glass of boiling water, leave for 5-7 minutes and after straining, you can immediately spray.

4. Onion against spider mites

To prepare the infusion, pour 100 grams of onion peel with five liters of water.

In a dark place insist five days.

Then it is filtered and home flowers are sprayed with the resulting infusion.

According to flower growers, onion peel against spider mites often helps with a small number of pests.

2nd RECIPE. Chop a medium onion (60-90 grams), pour 500 ml of water and leave for 6-7 hours in a bowl with closed lid. After filtering, you can spray home plants with infusion.

ADVICE. Add 3-4 drops of iodine (1 ml per liter of water) to the infusion to enhance the effect. Many gardeners use onions with iodine against spider mites.

5. Recipes of other folk remedies

CELANDINE. Pour 100 g of dried or 400 g of fresh celandine with a liter of boiling water and leave for 24 hours.

PEPPER. 50 grams of pod hot pepper insist in 500 ml of water.

TOMATO. Grind 50 g of dried tomato leaves, pour a liter of water and leave for 2-3 hours.

POTATO. Leave 100 grams of green potato tops in a liter of water for 3-4 hours.

Yarrow. Pour 500 ml of boiling water over 50 g of dry yarrow inflorescences and leave for two days.

SORREL. Pour 500 ml of water, crushed roots horse sorrel(30 gr) and leave for 3-4 hours.

DANDELION. Insist 2-3 hours in a liter of water 40 grams of leaves or 30 grams of dandelion roots.

Fighting spider mites: subtleties

AIR HUMIDITY

To enhance the effect of the use of folk remedies or drugs, it is necessary to maintain uncomfortable conditions for the pest.

Maintain high air humidity by regularly spraying and washing the leaves of the plant with plain water (1-3 times a day depending on the temperature).

Supplement these procedures by placing trays of water around the pot. But still, a humidifier copes with this task more effectively.

HOT SHOWER

Washing under a hot shower significantly helps to fight spider mites on houseplants.

Already at 40 ° C, the development of mites and flatworms stops, so the optimal water temperature will be - 44-47 ° C (up to 52 ° C for hibiscus, monstera or ficus Benjamin).

The washing procedure should last no more than 3-4 minutes. It is necessary to rinse the leaves with hot water on both sides in order to destroy the spider mites as much as possible. As well as flower stems and topsoil.

On average, the procedure is done every 3-4 days for the first three procedures, then three procedures once a week, and for control - once a month. Plants are washed only when the soil mixture has dried out at least by the upper third.

• To enhance the effect of washing, before the procedure, wipe the leaves of the plant with soapy foam and leave it for 5-10 minutes.

Some flower growers managed to get rid of spider mites without the use of drugs. They only washed the houseplants under hot showers 3-4 times a week for the first two weeks and 1-2 times a week for the next two weeks.

2nd OPTION

Some flower growers cover the substrate in a pot with a film on top before washing so as not to wet it. After a hot shower, the film is removed, and the flower is covered with a bag (transparent) and tied so that air enters through the gap.

Plant care is continued as usual and after a week the package is removed. After 4-5 days, the procedure is repeated to destroy the next generation of pests.

hot shower does not guarantee victory over spider mites, but it is safe and is recommended to be used in the first place, especially when there are few of them.

STEAM FOR TENDER PLANTS

IMPORTANT! A hot shower is contraindicated for plants with pubescent and tender leaves (Gesneriaceae (violets) and others). For such flowers, a steam room is made: the plant is brought into the bathroom and the shower is turned on with the maximum water temperature.

They wait for the room to fill with steam (8-10 minutes) and leave the flower for another 10-15 minutes. If financial possibilities allow, it is advisable not to turn off the shower all this time.

Spider mite prevention

1. For the prevention of any pest and disease, the main thing is to regularly and carefully inspect the home plant. Early detection is the key to a successful fight.
2. Since the tick loves warm and dry air, it is necessary to create favorable conditions.
3. Regular spraying or washing the leaves of indoor plants, especially in dry and hot weather(every day in summer) prevents the appearance and development of the pest.
4. Every 3-4 weeks, wash your houseplants under a hot shower. How best to do this, we wrote above. This is especially important if the indoor flower has already affected the spider mite.
5. Place a new indoor plant for 2-3 weeks separately from others to avoid infection of the entire home collection (quarantine).

A medical ultraviolet lamp helps very well: monthly irradiation of the plant for about 2 minutes strengthens the immune system.

ADDITION TO THE ARTICLE:

1. SPIDER MITE - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?

2. PESTS OF HOUSE PLANTS: PHOTOS AND NAMES!

I would like to believe that now you can effectively deal with spider mites on indoor plants with the help of drugs or folk remedies.

And most importantly, you can get rid of them for a long time and save all the flowers!

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl Mycelium infects the roots, penetrates into the root neck and stems. With this disease of garden flowers, the influx of nutrients stops, the plants turn yellow, turn brown and dry up the shoots with leaves, the roots rot. On sections with an abundance of moisture, a dense grayish-white mycelium appears.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants. To treat this flower disease, you need to water the soil with drugs: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B.

Phyllostictosis. The causative agent is a fungus Phyllosticta aquilegicola Brun.- causes the appearance on the leaves of large, irregularly shaped, vague light brown spots without obvious border. By autumn, from above, small black dotted fruiting bodies form in the necrotic tissue.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying in spring and autumn with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Powdery mildew. The causative agent is the fungus Erysiphe communis Grev. f. aquilegiae West. A white mealy coating of sporulation develops on the upper side of young leaves. Over time, it turns brown, and dotted black fruiting bodies form in it. The leaves turn yellow and dry up.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with preparations: fast, pure flower, guardian, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Diseases and pests of the asparagus flower: photos and preparations for processing

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In industrial cultivation, treatments are carried out with drugs: benomyl, benazol, benorad.

Gray rot. The causative agent is a fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers. On the leaves and young shoots appear large brown merging spots without edging. In hot weather, the tissues of the spots crack and fall out; in the presence of moisture, the spots increase rapidly, become covered with a smoky-gray bloom of sporulation, the leaves and stems rot.

Control measures.

Twelve-point asparagus ratchet Crioceris duodecimpunctata L.. A small beetle 5-6.5 mm long, with 6 black spots on reddish-yellow elytra. Antennae, legs, abdomen are black.

As you can see in the photo, the larvae of this flower pest are dark yellow, 6-7 mm long, with dark legs and a light head:

Adults hibernate under the leaves, in June they fly to asparagus and lay eggs. Beetle pests of flowers in the garden skeletonize, eat leaves and stems, larvae gnaw leaves and fruits, 2 generations develop.

Control measures. Removing leaves in autumn. And how can you water the flowers from these pests? Effective drugs: Fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

How to treat astilba flower diseases

Fusarium rot. Pathogen - fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl. - stored in the soil, in plant residues.

Control measures. Use of quality planting material,

Gray rot. The causative agent is a fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers. With this disease, large brown merging spots without bordering appear on the leaves of flowers and young shoots. In hot weather, the tissues of the spots crack and fall out, in the presence of moisture, the spots quickly increase, become covered with a smoky-gray bloom of sporulation, the leaves and stems rot. The spread of the disease is facilitated by an abundance of precipitation, sharp fluctuations in daily temperatures, and dense plantings. The infection persists in plant debris.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, thinning of plants. Effective remedies for this disease of flowers are preparations: fast, pure flower, keeper, agro-doctor.

Phyllostic spotting. The causative agent is a fungus Phyllosticta vulgaris Desm.- causes rounded large spots on the leaves olive color. Over time, the spots lighten, and a thin dark border becomes noticeable. Dark pycnidia form on the upper side. Affected leaves turn yellow and dry prematurely. The infection persists in plant debris.

Control measures.

Badan flower diseases: photo and treatment

Gray rot. Pathogen - mushroom Botrytis cinerea Pers.

Control measures. Collection of fallen leaves, thinning of plants, compliance with the requirements of agricultural cultivation, spraying with one of the preparations: fast, pure flower, keeper, agro-doctor.

Ramulariasis. The causative agent is a fungus Ramularia bergeniae Vasjag. - causes spots on both sides of the leaves and on the petioles. The spots are numerous, small, rounded, light brown with a sharply defined dark border, red-brown on the underside with a light center. On the petioles - red-brown, elongated, depressed. Over time, they merge into large necrosis and cause premature drying of the leaves.

Control measures.

Alternariosis. The causative agent is a fungus Alternaria tenuis Nees. - causes the appearance of reddish-crimson spots along the edges of old overwintered leaves without bordering. The spots grow, turn brown, dry up, a dense, dark brown coating of fungus sporulation develops on the underside, the spores of which infect neighboring leaves. The infection persists in leaves and plant debris.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, preventive spraying in spring and autumn with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

You can see how the treatment of these flower diseases is carried out in the photo below:

How to spray geranium flowers from diseases and pests

Powdery mildew of geranium. Pathogens - mushrooms Sphaerotheca macularis Magn. f. gerani Poteb. and Erysiphe communis Grev. f. geraniacearum Roum. The first fungus forms a dense white graying coating on leaves and petioles, in which brown fruiting bodies are formed. The second one has a white coating, cobwebbed, quickly disappearing, the fruiting bodies are dark brown. Affected leaves dry out.

Control measures. Spraying from spring with preparations: fast, rayok, keeper, pure flower, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Rust. The causative agent is a fungus Puccinia pelargoniizonalis Dge. In summer, numerous small rounded yellowish spots appear on the upper side of the leaves, which turn brown over time. Brown, darkening pustules form on the underside of the spots. Affected leaves dry up.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying from spring with a Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Pennitsa slobbering Philaenus spumarius L.. Large sucking insect up to 10 mm long, yellow-brown to black. Can fly and jump. The larvae of this pest of garden flowers are greenish-yellow with red eyes, feed on leaves and shoots in a saliva-like foam. The eggs hibernate in the tissues of the buds and young stems. In the spring, the larvae emerge and feed on tissue sap. Damaged leaves are deformed and dry out.

Control measures. Collection and destruction of larvae. And how can flowers be treated from these pests? Spraying with preparations is effective against penny: fufanon, spark, kinmiks, biotlin. Intya-Vip.

How to treat elecampane flower diseases

Powdery mildew. The causative agent is a fungus Erysiphe cichoracearum DC. f. inulae Jacz. causes the spread on the leaves of a grayish-white cobweb, quickly disappearing sporulation plaque. Over time, dark brown, dotted fruiting bodies form in it. The leaves turn yellow and dry up.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with preparations from spring: soon, rayok, keeper, pure flower, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Rust. The causative agent is a fungus Puccinia inulaecaricis Tranz.- diversified. It constantly develops on sedge, and in summer it develops on elecampane, on the leaves of which numerous orange convex pustules form on the underside. Leaves turn brown and dry.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, preventive spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Ramulariasis. The causative agent is a fungus Ramularia inulae (Sacc.) v. Hoehn.- spots are grayish-brown or brown, numerous, of various shapes, sometimes merging. On the underside, a white or reddish coating of sporulation develops. Leaves dry up.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, preventive spraying in spring and autumn with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

How to deal with delphinium flower diseases

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl.- stored in the soil, in plant residues.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Black bacterial spot. The causative agent is a bacterium Pseudomonas delphinii Stapp. - causes the appearance on the leaves of numerous rounded spots of black-brown color with a convex surface and concentric zoning. Over time, the spots merge, crack and fall out. The spots on the stems are depressed, brown, elongated. The affected stem turns brown, rots and breaks.

Control measures. Use of high-quality planting material, culling of diseased plants, spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Septoria delphinium. The causative agent is a fungus Septoria delphinella Sacc. - causes the appearance of rounded dark olive spots on the leaves. Over time, the center of the spots brightens, but a thin dark border remains. Affected leaves turn yellow and dry out.

Control measures. Use of high-quality planting material, culling of diseased plants, spraying in spring and autumn with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Protection of the iris flower from diseases

Fusarium rot. Pathogens - mushrooms Fusarium oxysporum Schl., F. culmorum (W.G.Sm.) Sacc.- remain in the soil, in plant residues. Mycelium infects the roots, penetrates through the vascular system into the root neck and stems. The influx of nutrients stops, in plants the shoots with leaves turn yellow, turn brown and dry, the roots rot.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Soft bacterial rot. The causative agent is a bacterium In spring, yellow-brown soft necrosis is observed on rhizomes and leaves. When growing, the leaves turn brown, rot from the base and fall to the ground like fans. With an abundance of precipitation, the rhizomes rot, the tissues soften, turning into a rotten mass with a pungent odor.

Control measures. Using healthy planting material, collecting plant debris, stripping rhizomes to healthy tissue and cauterization with a black solution of potassium permanganate.

Heterosporiasis. The causative agent is a fungus Heterosporium glacile Sacc. - causes the appearance on the leaves of numerous oblong spots of a grayish-brown color with a dark border. The leaves turn brown and dry, olive-black sporulation of the fungus develops on the surface of the spots.

Control measures. Spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

How to get rid of diseases and pests of the carnation flower

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is the fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl. f. dianthi (Prill, et Del.) Bilai. The roots and stems turn brown and rot, the plant loses turgor, fades and turns yellow. The leaves acquire a reddish-brown hue, a grayish-pink sporulation of the fungus develops on sections of the stems and roots. The infection persists in plant debris.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil in spring with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Gray rot. Pathogen - mushroom Botrytis cinerea Pers.

Control measures. Collection of fallen leaves, thinning of plants, compliance with the requirements of agricultural cultivation, spraying with one of the preparations: fast, pure flower, keeper, agro-doctor.

Ascochitosis. The causative agent is a fungus Ascochyta dianthi Berk.- causes the appearance on the leaves of numerous rounded grayish-brown spots, merging and drying out. Over time, dotted brown fruiting bodies of the overwintering stage of the fungus form on the surface. The infection persists in plant debris.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, preventive spraying from spring with a Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Alternariosis. The causative agent is a fungus Alternaria dianthi Stev. et Hall. Rounded and elongated brown or brown spots appear on leaves and stems. ashy color without edging. Leaf blades curl and dry out, ulceration and deformation appear on the stems. A dense, olive-black coating of sporulation develops on the affected tissues.

Control measures. The same as against ascochitosis.

Rust. Pathogens - mushrooms Uromym caryophyllinus (Schrank) Wint. and Puccinia arenariae (Schum.) Wint. The first fungus causes the formation on both sides of the leaf of small, round, powdery brown uredopustules and round, merging powdery brown-black telitopustules. The second fungus forms mainly telitopustules on the underside. They are numerous, rounded, merging, dark brown, non-powdery. In this case, yellow-brown drying spots appear on the upper side of the leaves, surrounded by a chlorotic halo. The infection persists in plant debris.

Control measures. It is necessary to treat this flower disease in the same way as ascochitosis.

Orthosia stabilis Schiff. Brownish-red butterfly with a wingspan of 35 mm. The caterpillars of these flower leaf pests are green, with five yellowish longitudinal lines on the back and small yellow dots. The penultimate ring has a transverse yellow stripe. Pupae hibernate, butterflies fly in April, caterpillars feed from the end of May - in June, roughly gnawing the leaves of trees and shrubs.

Control measures. To combat these pests of flowers, spring spraying is carried out with preparations: kinmiks, fufanon, spark, Inta-Vir.

How to water a daylily flower from pests and diseases

Snow mold. Pathogens - mushrooms Fusarium oxysporum Schl., Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) d. By., Botrytis cinerea Pers., Alternaria tenuis Nees., preserved in the soil on plant residues. In the spring, after the snow melts, the overwintered leaves are covered with a grayish-white dense coating of mycelium. Over time, the mycelium dries up, but the infection persists, and rot may appear in summer.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In industrial cultivation, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Heterosporiasis. The causative agent is a fungus Heterosporium glacile Sacc.- causes the appearance on the leaves of oblong spots of a grayish-brown color with a dark border. The leaves dry up, olive-black sporulation of the fungus develops on the surface of the spots.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with copper-containing preparations.

Tobacco thrips Thrips tabaci Lind. Very small sucking yellow-brown insect, 1-5 mm long, wings fringed with long hairs. These insect pests of flowers hibernate in the soil, come to the surface in early April, thrips and larvae feed on the juice of leaf and petal tissues. Damaged tissues turn yellow, dry out, buds do not bloom. 3-4 generations develop.

Control measures. For the treatment of flowers from these pests, drugs are used: Fufanon, Spark, Fitoverm, Aktara, Biotlin, Inta-Vir.

The fight against diseases and pests of the lupine flower

Powdery mildew. The causative agent is the fungus Erysiphe communis Qrev. f-lupini Room. - causes the appearance on leaves, petioles, peduncles of a cobweb grayish-white coating of sporulation. Over time, dark dotted fruiting bodies form in it. The leaves dry up, the flower stalks are deformed.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with preparations from spring: soon, rayok, pure flower, keeper, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Septoria. The causative agent is the fungus Septoria lupini Kazn. - causes the appearance on the leaves of single rounded spots, up to 10 mm in diameter, at first dark brown, eventually pale yellow, surrounded by a bright dark brown border. Numerous punctate black fruiting bodies are formed in the necrotic tissue.

Control measures. Collection and burning of plant residues, spraying with copper-containing preparations.

Bed bug Lygus rugulipennis Popp. Sucking insect 5-5.5 mm long, greenish-gray, rusty yellow color. The base of the front wings of these flower leaf pests is leathery, the top is membranous, the hind wings are membranous. Adult bugs overwinter under plant debris; in spring, females lay their eggs on petioles and leaves. The larvae are similar to adult bugs, but smaller.

Control measures. Effective remedies for these pests of flowers are: fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

Insect pests and leaf diseases of the mallow flower

Gray rot. The causative agent is a fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers. Large brown merging spots appear on leaves and shoots without bordering. The tissues of the spots crack and fall out, in the presence of moisture they become covered with a smoky-gray coating of sporulation.

Control measures. Collection of fallen leaves, compliance with the requirements of agricultural cultivation, spraying with one of the preparations: fast, pure flower, keeper, agro-doctor.

Rust. The causative agent is a fungus Puccinia malvacearum Mont. Teleitopustules form on the underside of the leaves and on the petioles. At first they are brownish-brown, later ash-gray, dense, rounded, breaking through the epidermis. Affected leaves dry out quickly.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

red bug Pyrrhocoris apterus L. Large sucking insect 9-11 mm long and brightly colored. The body, ventral rim are red, the head, antennae, legs, spots on the elytra are black. Bed bugs overwinter in the crevices of the bark of trunks and stumps. In the spring they come to the surface and form large clusters. Females lay eggs in May. The larvae feed until autumn on the leaves of trees and shrubs and herbaceous plants. In autumn they descend and hibernate.

Control measures. To protect flowers from these pests, spraying is carried out in the spring with one of the preparations: Fufanon, Kinmiks, Spark M, Inta-Vir.

How to deal with diseases and pests of the nivyanik flower

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum gchl.- stored in the soil, in plant residues. Mycelium infects the roots, penetrates through the vascular system into the root neck and stems. The influx of nutrients stops, in plants the shoots with leaves turn yellow, turn brown and dry, the roots rot. On sections of parts with an abundance of moisture, a dense grayish-white mycelium appears.

Control measures. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Soft bacterial rot. The causative agent is a bacterium Erwinia carotovora (Jones.) Holl. In plants, stems with leaves turn yellow and rot from the base. Affected tissues soften and acquire an unpleasant smell of rot. Mucous exudate appears in the humid chamber. The infection persists in plant debris and in infected plants.

Control measures. Removal of plant residues, rotten plants, spilling a red solution of potassium permanganate.

Septoria spotting. The causative agent is a fungus Septoria leucanthemi Sacc. et Speg. The spots on the leaves are depressed, rounded-angular, brown-ocher in color, which darken over time, crack and fall out, leaving a thin brown border.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitute.

Diseases and pests of the comfrey flower: photos and control measures

Gray rot. The causative agent is a fungus Botrytis cinerea Pers. On the leaves and young shoots appear large brown merging spots without edging.

Look at the photo - with this disease of flowers in hot weather, the tissues of the spots crack and fall out:

In the presence of moisture, the spots increase rapidly, become covered with a smoky-gray bloom of sporulation, the leaves and stems rot. The spread of the disease is facilitated by an abundance of precipitation, sharp fluctuations in daily temperatures, and dense plantings.

Control measures. Compliance with the requirements of agricultural cultivation, collection of plant residues, thinning of plants, spraying with one of the preparations: fast, pure flower, keeper, agro-doctor.

Powdery mildew. The causative agent is a fungus Erysiphe communis Grev. f. Symphyti Jacz.- causes the appearance of a grayish-white cobwebbed sporulation on the leaves, in which dotted fruiting bodies of a dark brown color are formed over time. Affected leaves turn yellow and dry out.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying at the first symptoms with preparations: fast, rayok, pure flower, keeper, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Click beetles. These are small, medium or large insects from 1 to 60 millimeters long, with an elongated and more or less flattened body.

Control measures. Drainage of low areas, liming of acidic soils, removal of weeds, application of preparations based on diazinon in the spring: barguzin, protox, medvetoks, zemlyan. And what can be sprayed flowers from these pests? Drugs used against beetles: Fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

How to treat peony flower diseases

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl. - stored in the soil, in plant residues.

Control measures. The use of high-quality planting material, compliance with all requirements of agricultural cultivation. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

White rot. The causative agent is a fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) d. By. - causes rot of roots, rhizomes and bulbs of plants. Roots turn brown and rot. A dense cotton-like white mycelium develops on the affected tissues, in which dense, irregularly shaped black sclerotia are formed, the inner part of which is light. With an abundance of precipitation, the base of the stems often turns brown and rots, watery spots appear on the leaves. brown spots, the buds do not open and dry up.

Control measures. Same as against Fusarium rot.

Rust. The causative agent is a fungus Cronartium flaccidum (Alb. et Schw.) Wint.- diversified. Its main development takes place on Scotch pine, and in spring spores from it infect peonies. Numerous small brown spots appear on the upper side of the leaves, and orange, gradually turning brown pustules form on the underside of the spots. Affected leaves curl and dry up.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

How to get rid of diseases and pests of the hosta flower

Phyllostictosis. The causative agent is a fungus Phyllosticta aspidistrae Oud. - causes the appearance of rounded-angular spots of light brown color with a darker border. In the necrotic tissue, small brown fruiting bodies of the hibernating stage are formed, the spots dry up, crack and fall out.

Control measures.

Anthracnose. The causative agent is a fungus Colletotrichum omnivorum Halst. Brown merging spots of irregular shape appear on the leaves in the upper part according to the type of marginal necrosis. The leaves gradually dry up and numerous dark sporulation pads form on the surface of the spots.

Control measures. Same as against phyllostictosis.

Garden or grape snail -Helix pomatia. A gastropod mollusk with a spirally twisted shell, up to 5 cm in diameter. There are two pairs of tentacles on the head, the wide lower part represents a leg, with the help of which the snails move and leave a characteristic slimy trace. Develops two generations a year. The females lay their eggs in the soil near the plants. They live in moist shaded places, in thickened plantings, feed on leaves, green shoots, and fruits. Damages all plants.

Control measures. To deal with these flower pests as effectively as possible, you need to collect and destroy single individuals, remove weeds, thin out dense plantings, and drain low areas.

Treatment of chrysanthemum flower diseases

Fusarium rot. The causative agent is a fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schl.- stored in the soil, in plant residues.

Control measures. Use of healthy planting material. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Bacterial spotting. The causative agent is a bacterium Pseudomonas syringae van Hall. Yellowish translucent spots appear along the edges of the leaves, which gradually turn black and dry. Affected leaves curl and fall off. With high humidity, exudate appears on the tissues, consisting of a huge number of bacteria, odorless.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, culling of heavily affected plants, preventive spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Mottled veins of chrysanthemum leaves. The causative agent is Chrysanthemum vein mottle virus. - causes on young leaves a slight chlorosis of the veins and the appearance of numerous small yellowish spots between the veins. The spots shine through, dry out, the fabric falls out, and small holes form. The virus is transmitted by aphids.

Control measures. Removal of individual stems with symptoms, culling of heavily affected plants, spraying against aphids and other pests with drugs: Fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

Phlox protection from diseases and pests

Verticillium wilt. The causative agent is a fungus Verticillium albo-atrum R. et B. - a soil pathogen that causes wilting and death of plants during the growing season. Stems with leaves and buds suddenly turn yellow, turn brown and dry. The fungus from the roots penetrates into the vascular system and fills it with its biological mass, because of this, the flow of nutrients stops. On sections of the affected parts, a weak, barely noticeable grayish coating of mycelium with spores develops.

Control measures. The use of high-quality healthy planting material, compliance with all the requirements of agricultural technology for growing this crop. Culling of affected plants, spilling the soil with preparations: phytosporin, hamair, alirin-B. In the industrial cultivation of crops, treatments are carried out with analogues of fundazole (benomyl, benazol, benorad).

Powdery mildew. The causative agent is the mushroom Erysiphe cichoracearum DC. f. Phlogis Jacz.- causes the formation of a dense grayish-white coating on the leaves and shoots, which completely covers the bushes. Over time, the plaque darkens, dotted black fruiting bodies of the wintering stage form in it, the leaves turn brown and dry.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, spraying at the first symptoms with one of the preparations: fast, rayok, pure flower, keeper, topaz, thiovit Jet.

Septoria spotting. The causative agent is a fungus Septoria phlogis Sacc. and Speg. - causes the appearance on the leaves of numerous small spots with a diameter of 1-3 mm, brown, later turning white and merging into large necrosis. On the upper side, dotted black pycnidia form over time. Other pathogens are also common: Septoria phlogina Bond., S. divaricatae Ell. et Ev., S. drummondii Ell. et Ev. The spots are small, olive green or pale ocher, but always white and surrounded by a border of different colors.

Control measures. Collection of plant residues, preventive spraying with Bordeaux mixture or its substitutes.

Pennitsa is drooling. Large sucking insect up to 10 mm long, yellow-brown to black. Can fly and jump.

Control measures. To get rid of these flower pests as quickly as possible, you need to collect and destroy the larvae, spray the plants with preparations: fufanon, spark, kinmiks, biotlin, Inta-Vir.

Cabbage owl. The caterpillars of these flower leaf pests are green, with five yellowish longitudinal lines on the back and small yellow dots.

Control measures. Preventive and eradicating spraying in spring and summer with preparations for pests of flowers: fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

fawn leaf beetle Labidostomis lucida Germ. Beetle 5-9 mm long with an elongated body. The pronotum is blue or green, with sparse small dots, shining; the elytra are yellow with a black spot on the shoulders. It feeds in April-May on all shrubs and herbaceous plants, where it eats leaves.

Control measures. Collection and destruction of individual beetles. Preventive spraying of plants against a complex of pests also reduces the number of leaf beetles. Use one of the drugs: Fufanon, spark, kinmiks, Inta-Vir.

Home flowers are susceptible to attacks by various pests, and some of them are capable of completely destroying the plant in a short time. Often flower growers have to deal with midges different size and colors. Some of the insects are dangerous to plants, others are completely harmless. The question reasonably arises of how to get rid of midges in indoor flowers once and for all?

To combat flying insects and their larvae, flower growers use chemical and folk remedies. But before you take action, you need to determine what kind of pest you are dealing with.

Description of flying insects

On the indoor crops ah, several types of midges can live. Some damage the roots, others above-ground part plants. There are midges that are completely safe and even useful. The following describes the midges that start up in indoor flowers most often.

whiteflies

Small white midges no more than 3 mm in length. Their wings are covered with a coating resembling flour. If you touch the plant, pests take off from it. they usually hide on the underside of the leaf, where they lay their larvae. The lower leaves are covered with midge feces - sticky honeydew.

More dangerous than the insects themselves is sooty fungus. It develops in places of accumulation of sticky plaque. Also, whiteflies are carriers of viral diseases - leaf curl, yellow mosaic. The larvae feed on the sap of plants, leading to a slowdown in growth, deformation of the shoots.

A popular remedy for white midges in indoor flowers is glue-based traps. These are small plastic or cardboard sheets with a thin layer of odorless glue applied to them. For plants and people, the drug is not toxic. Such traps are specially made yellow to attract insects. The whitefly sticks securely to the cardboard at any touch. The trap is also effective against other flying pests.

mushroom mosquitoes

Scientifically, they are called sciarids. The adult insect is a black fly up to 4 mm long. Sciarids lay their eggs in the soil, near the roots. Worm-like larvae develop from them, which feed on thin young roots of the plant. The larvae of mushroom mosquitoes are especially dangerous for seedlings, recently rooted cuttings.

Earth flies in indoor flowers actively reproduce in conditions of constant dampness, if the plant is watered too plentifully, or there is no proper drainage. Young mosquitoes are small, translucent - at this stage they still do not pose a danger.

A plant with damaged roots withers, stops growing, stops blooming. With severe damage to the roots, the flower dies. If you take it out of the pot, the translucent black-headed larvae will be visible to the naked eye.

It is necessary to deal with black midges in indoor flowers in a complex way. Usually they use special chemicals, aerosols, be sure to transplant the plant. Additionally, use home remedies and sticky traps. An important role is played by the normalization of the irrigation regime, the improvement of the quality of drainage.

Drosdophila

Drosdophila are fruit flies. They reproduce on rotting vegetables and fruits, in fermented products. They can appear anywhere if favorable breeding conditions are present.

Insects do not pose a threat to indoor plants. Compared to mushroom mosquitoes, they are smaller. They do not gather directly next to the flowers, but fly throughout the apartment.

lacewings

Small green midges. Their wings are almost transparent, with a pronounced mesh. They are quite rare in apartments. The appearance is possible if mosquito nets are not installed on the windows. Lacewing larvae are predators, they do not pose a threat to indoor flowers.

Adults do not always exterminate insects. Their favorite food is sticky secretions of aphids, pollen, nectar. But the larvae of the lacewing are called "aphid lions." They are able to exterminate a large number of aphids. Outwardly, they resemble the larvae of ladybugs.

Lacewings lay their eggs on leaves. It is very easy to recognize the masonry - each egg is held on a separate hair-like thread. If lacewings have chosen indoor plants, the leaves must be inspected for the presence of aphids.

If midges are bred in the ground of indoor flowers, the plants need to be transplanted. Usually a new pot is used, and the old one is thoroughly processed - washed, scalded with boiling water, treated with an insecticide. The transplanted flower is left without watering for a while so that the remnants of the larvae die. In the reviews, some flower growers write that frost-resistant crops can be put on the balcony - insects die from this.

Causes of pests

You should always try to immediately establish the cause of the appearance of pests. It will be easier to get rid of them if the source of the problem is eliminated. Three factors lead to the appearance of midges.

1. Dampness. Immoderate watering with poor drainage causes fluid stagnation, acidification of the substrate. Under such conditions, sciarids feel comfortable, quickly develop and multiply.
2. Open windows. If there are no mosquito nets on the windows, pests can easily enter the house.
3. contaminated soil. Old soil, soil from the garden, non-sterile store soil may already contain insect eggs. Therefore, before planting, the soil must be calcined, watered with potassium permanganate.

To prevent infection, it is useful to periodically treat indoor crops with a weak solution of insecticide. Special preparations reliably protect flowers from pest attacks.

How to get rid of midges in indoor flowers with chemicals

If there are a lot of insects, you have to use insecticides. Sometimes it's the only one effective way against pests. For humans, they are practically non-toxic, for flowers they are safe. The most popular are five funds.

1. "Regent". An effective remedy that helps against all types of midges. The drug must be dissolved in water according to the instructions, water the soil with it.
2. "Actara". With a solution prepared from the product, you need to pour the soil, at the same time spray the plant. "Aktara" is effective against adult insects and their larvae.
3. "Intavir". The drug is sold in the form of tablets or powder. It is dissolved in water, used for irrigation, spraying.
4. "Actellik". Effective against all pests. The only negative is that it is undesirable to use it during flowering.
5. "Agravertin". A solution of this drug helps mainly from adult insects - it kills and repels them. The larvae do not die.

With a large number of flying insects over flowers, they additionally use aerosols: Dichlorvos, Raptor. The treatment is repeated until all midges are destroyed.

How to fight folk remedies

If you do not want to use chemicals, you can treat indoor flowers from midges with folk remedies. They are completely safe, but it is advisable to use them only with a small number of insects. The following are considered the most effective.

• Matches . Heads down, stick several matches next to the plant, slightly moisten the soil. Periodically, matches are taken out and checked - if the sulfur has completely dissolved, they are replaced with new ones. The procedure is repeated several times until the complete disappearance of flower midges.
• Potassium permanganate. Make a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate, use for irrigation. Treat the soil several times. The minimum time interval between waterings is two days.
• Ammonia. 10 mm is diluted in a liter of water ammonia. The resulting product is watered several times and sprayed on the plants at intervals of seven to ten days. A solution based on ammonia repels adult insects, destroys larvae, and saturates the soil with nitrogen.
• Activated carbon. A few tablets are crushed into powder, sprinkled with soil in a pot. The procedure is repeated for five days. Helps in cases where there are very few midges.
• Ash. petty wood ash powder the surface of the soil in a pot. It does not kill larvae, but it repels adult insects - whiteflies and mushroom mosquitoes. Ash also performs the function of additional feeding.
• Dill . Dill seeds are scattered over the surface of the soil. The layer is changed every two days. Continue the procedure until the complete disappearance of midges.
• Citrus fruits. Pieces of orange or lemon peel are stuck into the soil at a distance of 5 cm.
• Garlic . An infusion is prepared - three heads of garlic are grated, poured with a liter of boiling water. After four hours, filter, spray the plant and water the soil. To get rid of mushroom mosquitoes, two procedures are enough.

Many folk remedies for midges in indoor flowers, prepared at home, really help. But they are usually used with a small number of insects. In advanced cases, it is better to immediately use insecticides.

The use of sleeping tea as a fertilizer increases the likelihood of midges in flowers. Indoor plants are recommended to be fed only with balanced mineral or organic fertilizers.

Prevention

Getting rid of midges can be difficult. Therefore, it is better to immediately take a number of preventive measures. It is recommended to observe the following rules.

• Purity . Fallen, diseased leaves and flowers are immediately removed. They attract drosdophila, promote their reproduction.
• Moderate watering. Even moisture-loving crops cannot stand stagnant water in the root system. The likelihood of rot development increases, the soil becomes saline, sour, favorable conditions are created for the reproduction of fungal mosquitoes. Provide good drainage, water only after the surface of the soil has dried.
• Soil treatment. Before planting, the soil must be sterilized. Usually it is calcined in a pan, poured with a solution of potassium permanganate. Some flower growers recommend freezing the substrate before use - at low temperatures, all larvae die.
• Fertilizers. It is not recommended to use used tea leaves, food residues as an organic fertilizer. The rotting process attracts fruit flies.
• Mulching. The surface of the soil in a pot is covered with sand or perlite. Mulch does not interfere with the breathing of the roots, protects the ground from mushroom mosquitoes.
• Mosquito net . Close the windows and vents with a small mosquito net so that mushroom mosquitoes and whiteflies cannot enter the house.

Knowing how to breed midges in indoor flowers, you can slow down their reproduction in time. Many first use folk remedies, if they are ineffective, they switch to chemical preparations. But the main rule of successful struggle is the elimination of the main cause.

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Each caring summer resident cherishes and cherishes his garden, takes care of the health of ornamental crops, carrying out regular care for them. However, even the most painstaking work on the site can be overshadowed by the appearance of diseases and harmful insects. Then you have to urgently apply effective methods of pest and disease control in the garden, using modern drugs to achieve your goal.

In gardening, there is a golden rule: it is much easier to prevent diseases than to treat affected plants later.

The entire system for protecting garden flowers from pests and diseases should be based primarily on preventive measures. Many diseases arise due to mistakes unwittingly made during care.

In addition, weeds, and especially cuttings and planting material purchased for planting, are often sources of infection. Therefore, when buying planting material, you must be especially careful.

Rules for purchasing plants:

• plants must be purchased in specialized nurseries or stores that sell healthy, zoned planting material;
• when purchasing plants, you should carefully examine them and, if there are signs of diseases, refuse to make a purchase;
• an important role is played by the selection of varieties suitable for a given zone;
• you should not import untested varieties from other regions of the country, this often leads to the oppression of plants and their damage by pests and diseases.

Exclusion of the appearance of pests and diseases of flowers in the country

To prevent the emergence and mass spread of plant diseases and pests on the site, follow preventive control measures:

• every autumn, dig up the plot, flower beds and rabatka intended for annuals, with the turnover of the reservoir - this greatly contributes to the destruction of pests and sources of diseases in the soil;
• alternate crops, i.e. observe crop rotation - this helps to reduce the number of pests and pathogens in the garden;
• properly care for flower plants - this greatly enhances their resistance to pests and diseases;
• do not allow excessive doses of fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers, the excess of which reduces the resistance of plants to fungal diseases and promotes the reproduction of pests;
• to protect flowers from pests and diseases, promptly remove and burn diseased plants, especially those affected by root rot and nematodes;
• decorative pruning of plants, removal of thickening branches only on healthy plants;
• one of essential elements technology - proper care for plants, and especially for the crown. Uncut diseased and dry branches, untreated cracks and damage lead to a sharp increase in the number of pathogens;
• if obvious signs of a severe disease appear on the site (primarily on young plants), diseased plants must be destroyed, and landing pit disinfect or replace the soil in it, this will help in the fight not only against diseases, but also against pests in the garden. Insects cause the greatest harm to open ground flower plants, which is explained by their fertility and reproduction rate - take measures to combat them without delay.

Causes of the disease of garden flowers

The defeat of open ground flower plants by non-communicable diseases is primarily associated with a violation of the technology of their cultivation, and is also due to adverse environmental factors. Their external manifestations are very often similar to signs of infectious diseases: stunting during the growing season, the appearance of brown spots on the leaves, vascular wilting, etc. Deviations in the development of plants are caused by a lack or excess of nutrition. With a lack of nutrition, plants acquire a chlorosis color, their growth and development of flowers noticeably slow down. Often the edges of the leaves turn yellow or brown, and eventually the leaves fall off. The same effect can have an excess of nutrients in the soil. On heavy, poorly cultivated soils, plants experience oxygen starvation, their growth and flowering are delayed, the leaves often turn brown and fall off.

When irregular watering is the cause, plants wither, lose turgor and often cannot recover. With an excess of moisture in many flower crops, rotting of the roots and the gradual death of the entire plant are noted. This is especially often observed in bulbous.

In central Russia, most flower crops with insufficient care, neglected garden plots and rainy weather are most often affected by a number of diseases caused by fungi and bacteria.

Mushrooms primarily infect the leaves, as a result of which a variety of spots appear on them, which quickly connect; leaves turn yellow and dry up. The plant weakens, loses its decorative effect.

Especially dangerous are leaf spots, powdery mildew, rust, which affect not only the leaves of flowering plants, but also the stems. For the prevention of diseases, as in the case of pests, it is necessary to remove weeds, cut thickening branches, and for shrubs - extra shoots so that the air circulates freely. In autumn, it is important to remove stems and various debris from the site.

The causative agents of viral diseases most often enter the soil with poorly decomposed organic fertilizers, the whole plant. It must be carefully dug up and destroyed, and the remaining hole and soil around should be pickled.

Pests of garden flowers and methods of dealing with them

In addition to sanitary and preventive measures, there are other, very diverse methods of pest and disease control. Physical and mechanical method: removal of damaged (eg aphids) ovaries, manual collection of caterpillars and beetles; shaking on a special bedding (cloth) or in an umbrella of weevils and other beetles opened under plants during budding and flowering; destruction of egg laying and places where pests accumulate; installation of traps on flowerbeds and discounts. Agrotechnical method: thorough autumn and early spring processing of plantings of flower plants - destruction of fallen leaves (collection, burning, burying), weed control. Biophysical method: the use of special chemicals for the complete sterilization of ticks and a number of insects; the use of chemicals (attractants) that violate physiological functions harmful insects.

Biological method: destruction of aphids, whitewings, mites with the help of insect-phages, frogs, birds, hedgehogs, as well as bacteria and viruses that are not dangerous to humans and plants. If pests of garden flowers appeared on the site and it is required effective fight with them, you can apply folk method: use instead of pesticides insecticidal and volatile plants. Water infusions, decoctions, dried and powdered flowers, stems and leaves repel or kill caterpillars, aphids, spider and red mites, scoops, leaf-eating fleas.

The chemical method is used most often. Currently, it is being improved to a large extent - the work of specialists is aimed at reducing the danger of drugs for humans, beneficial organisms and nature as a whole. AT last years systemic fungicides are used, which effectively act simultaneously against a number of diseases. However, most chemicals used to control diseases and pests are toxic to some extent.

Rules for the chemical treatment of the garden from pests with pesticides

Detailed information on pesticides and other substances used in open field, doses and methods of their use for pest and disease control should be contained in the instructions for purchased drugs. The State Catalog of Pesticides and Agrochemicals Permitted for Use on the Territory of the Russian Federation is published annually. The treatment of gardens with pesticides, as a rule, impoverishes the fauna of the plots, therefore it should be applied in exceptional cases, very carefully and on a limited area, and, of course, only in accordance with the current "State Catalog".

Rules for working with garden "chemistry":

• while working with poisonous preparations, do not allow children and animals to be near;
• spray crops in the evening in calm weather - at high daytime temperatures, plants can get burned;
• store preparations used for chemical treatment of the garden from pests and diseases in special lockable cabinets; better outside the home, in dry, dark and cool rooms (in the basement, in the attic);
• when preparing various mixtures, be sure to follow the instructions attached to the preparation;
• for work with pesticides, have separate dishes (buckets, mugs) not used for other purposes; in addition, rubber gloves and special glasses are needed;
• during the work of processing the garden from pests and diseases by any chemicals it is strictly forbidden to smoke and eat food;
• many pesticides remain effective for several days, so small children and pets should not be allowed near the treated plants;
• when using the drug, check its expiration date;
• unused chemical residues must be tightly closed and stored or destroyed.