Powdery mulberry on houseplants appears quite often. There are different types of scavengers. The greatest damage is caused by grape, amaryllis, seaside, bristly and cactus. According to the types of lesions, these pests are divided into leaf and root pests.
Powdery mullet on orchids
Quite often on orchids there are citrus and bristly mealybugs, they are a tiny insect of an oblong species, with setae along the sides. The mealy mildew attacks the weakened and nitrogen-fed orchids, sucks the juices out of the plant and simultaneously injects into the orchid poisonous substances. This can lead to the death of the plant.
Powdery mullet on violets
The violet is usually attacked by the soil mealybug, which is difficult to detect, as it spends for a long time under the ground. It is detected most often during transplantation, but when there is a strong infection, a white coating appears in the lower part of the trunk. But even after the problem is discovered, the worm is not easy to diagnose. If the plant is heavily infected, it seems that the root system of the plant suffers from some sort of fungal infection, since there is a scent of mycelium and white mold.
Powdery mullet: fighting measures
How to deal with a mealybug? Check the new flowers that you brought into the house, soil and stems, discovering the pests, crush them and rinse the rag. By touching alcohol you will kill an insect. Kill pests soap and oil sprays. Very rapid, but short-term effect will result in treatment with pesticides. Strongly affected plants must be discarded. Only systemic poisons can help in controlling the mealybug.
The fight against this pest is a rather complicated process. Powdery mildew tolerates heat and humidity. Nourishing with nitrogen fertilizers leads to a rapid multiplication of the pest. Ants are also carriers of the larvae of the worm, so they should be carefully destroyed. First of all, the plant needs to be rinsed well with warm water with the addition of laundry soap. Next, spray it weekly with a solution of tobacco, green soap (15 g / l), infusion of garlic, alcohol solution (in 1 liter of water add 20 g of liquid soap and 20 ml of alcohol). When watering with insecticides, the product is absorbed from the mealybug by a plant and poisoning of insects.
How to get rid of a mealybug if the plant is badly hit by a pest?
In this case, the houseplant should be washed with a soap solution and sprinkled with "Aktara", "Fozalon", "Intavir". If there is a problem with re-treatment, you need to change the drug. In case of damage to the roots, they are washed in an insecticide, the soil is changed, and the vase is carefully processed.
When your favorite plant suddenly overpowered mealybug, treatment can be carried out and with the help of folk remedies. These include horsetail tincture, a solution of olive oil and a tincture of garlic. These folk remedies need to spray 3-4 times a week a sick plant.
Lovers of indoor plants must learn how to deal with the mealybug. The most effective way to combat mealybugs is the chemical Pyrethrum. The drug is absorbed by the plant and, getting into its juice, poison the pest. An excellent remedy for mealybugs are systemic poisons, such as Aktelik.