Types of Ornamental Plant Pests On

To benefit the, Prevent or Cope with pests early obliged to note. Here Are Some Common types of pests That attack ornamental plants along the way to overcome it.

1. White Lice (Mealy Bugs)

Mealybug is the most common pests that attack ornamental plants. Quite easy to detect its presence. They clustered at the stem, leaves, leaf armpits, lower leaves up to leaf tip. Mealybug called because the color that looks white because of the kind of white powder that covered his body.

Mealybug suck the liquid leaves, causing leaves become shriveled. Mealybug also issued some sort of liquid "honey", which over time will turn into black soot on the surface of the leaf. In addition to cause damage to the plant, mealybug can transmit the virus from one plant to another plant.

Some hobbies are often difficult to eradicate mealybug. It was caused by a kind of wax layer covering the body of the lice. This wax layer to protect the body from attack mealybug, including insecticides. A simple way is often done by spraying liquid detergent solution with a dose of one tablespoon of liquid detergent with one quart of water. After the spray with a liquid detergent, then the wax coating on the mealybug will be lost, and the color changed to yellowish lice. This indicates that the "shield" the lice were gone. Now turn to destroy the lice insecticide action. Commonly used insecticides such as Decis, Curacron, Confidor, Rumba, etc. 2 ml dose / Liter. Spraying of insecticides may be repeated a week later, until the attack is lost. One thing to remember, so that the planting media is not contaminated with detergent solution which is alkaline, it should go after these treatments, growth media was replaced with a new and sterile.

2. Root Mealy Bugs

Root Mealy Bugs mealybug-shaped but attached at the root of plant life. Plants attacked will be thin, stunted, the leaves become small and shriveled. To find these pests, it is necessary to remove plants from the media. Handling is commonly done by spraying a systemic insecticide such as Confidor, supracide with doses as specified rules (generally 2 ml / liter). To ensure that attacks the root Mealy bugs can be eradicated completely, it is necessary to perform replacement planting media.

3. Caterpillar

Two kinds of caterpillars commonly attack ornamental plants is an attacking Spodoptera Noctuidae consuming the leaves and stems. Spodoptera attack characterized by the leaves that are torn or damaged. While Noctuidae attacks more difficult to detect, because they slit the stems of plants from the inside, which can be fatal.

At the stage of mild attacks, with manual control, which kills caterpillars are visible. But if the attack had begun serious, then used insecticides such as Decis, Confidor, Curacron, the dose of 2 ml / liter.

4. Grasshopper

Locust attack symptoms almost similar to Spodoptera attacks. Grasshopper has the ability to move kedaun or other plants quickly, so the attack could easily move around.

In mild attacks, prevention can be done by picking up and throw away the locusts that are visible, but on a serious attack, hence the use of insecticides such as Decis, Confidor, Curacron etc with a dose of 2 ml / Liter is unavoidable.

5. Mites (Thrips)

Mites shaped like a leech with a small size and inherent strength behind the leaves and stem of the plant. Thrips will suck plant fluids that will make the leaves shriveled, yellowed, wrinkled and even ended up dead.

In mild attacks, prevention can be done with a collection of thrips with fingernails scraping tool or lain.Tetapi in serious attacks, the use of insecticides such as Decis, Confidor, Curacron etc with a dose of 2 ml / liter.

6. Without Conch Shell

This insect shaped like a snail who is small and has no shell. Attack symptoms almost similar to that attack caterpillars or grasshoppers, but in smaller areas because of the slow moving snail. Conch shell without active at night, hence the mechanical controls can be done at night. While chemical control can be done with a dose of insecticide application Mesurol 2 ml / liter.

7. Aphid

Aphid is a small insect pear-shaped fruit with green or brown color. Aphid sucking plant fluids, causing the leaves to curl, the plants become stunted its growth and become stunted. Aphid also issued a liquid such as honey which will turn into black soot.

Together with their control of other pests such as the use of insecticide spraying Decis, Confidor, Curacron etc with a dose of 2 ml / liter.

8. Spider myths

As the name of this insect is the spider family in the form of small. Spider myths also drain the fluid on the plants. These pests cause yellow leaves, and then spots appeared on the liquid part that sucked.

Spider attacks on a large committee can lead to leaf out and the plants die. Spider myths more resistant to the insecticide. It is recommended to use such akarisida dikemasannya Kelthane appropriate dose.

9. Fungus Gnats

It is shaped like a mosquito insect is black. Their larvae are shaped like worms living inside the plant medium and fine roots often eat the plants. Fungus gnat adults flower sheath damage, with symptoms seranganmunculnya black spots on the flower sheath.

This phase is still a larva, then handling such parasitising kidney dilakuakn with Furadan G sprinkled into the planting media. While the adult stage, carried out the spraying of insecticides such as Decis, Confidor, Curacron etc with a dose of 2 ml / liter.

10. Worms

Worms which often become pests are worm burrows (Radhopolus similis) that suck fluids on plant roots. Symptoms of plant pests is a slow growing crop and stunted and produce small flowers. To handle used as Furadan G parasitising kidney which was sown in growing media in accordance with regulations contained in the packaging.

Thus the ten pests often found attacking ornamental plants. Is best to take preventive action before the pests attacking the plant, which is often controlled by the plant and its growth. Use a sterile growing media and growing media replacement is scheduled, maintain a healthy environment where the plant is placed, as well as plants that have been indicated to distance attacks.

If the pest attack has occurred, to scale the initial attack, the way of manual / mechanical is preferred. However if the attack had entered a serious stage, the use of insecticides, and parasitising kidney akarisida inevitable. Dosage is as stated on the packaging, or in general could use a dose of 2 ml / liter to a liquid form. And dose 2 Gr / Liter to the form of powder. While such parasitising kidney berbetuk granular Furadan G adjusted with the width and the volume pot / plant media.

Application of pesticides on ornamental plants should be used wisely, given the potential negative effects that could arise. Since most of the ornamental plants placed close together with humans, as well as consideration of the possibility of insects will become resistant to the insecticide used.