In home gardening, pest control is an important link, which is not only related to the healthy growth of plants, but also affects the beauty and hygiene of the home environment.
Here are some effective prevention and control measures:
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1. Precautionary measures
- Choose healthy seedlings: At the beginning of planting, choose healthy seedlings and make sure the soil is disinfected or turned to reduce contamination by germs.
- Reasonable crop rotation and density reduction: Different plants planted on the same plot of land in different seasons, appropriately reduce the density and spacing of horticultural plants, can improve the ventilation and light conditions of plants, and reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases.
2. Biological control
- Use natural enemies: Introduce natural enemies of pests, such as ladybugs, ants, etc., to control the pest population.
- Use microorganisms: Use microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi to control the number of pests and germs.
3. Physical control
- Physical isolation: If mulched with mulch, it can reduce the occurrence of pests and diseases in horticultural leaves.
- Booby traps and traps: Attract and eliminate pests using poison bait, light trapping, and color swatch trapping.
4. Chemical control
- Rational use of pesticides: choose appropriate pesticides according to the type of pests and diseases, such as insecticides, fungicides, etc., and use them in strict accordance with the instructions for use, so as to avoid excessive use and abuse of pesticides, so as not to cause harm to the environment and human health.
5. Environmental management
- Keep it clean: Clean up the branches and leaves with pests or pests and diseases in time to reduce the incidence of pests and diseases.
- Remove weeds: pay attention to the removal of weeds, dead leaves, etc., especially pay attention to the cleaning of the winter garden, to ensure that the gardening environment is clean, reduce pests and diseases.
6. Simple prevention and control methods at home
- Use laundry detergent: dissolve a small amount of laundry detergent in warm water, dilute it into 400 times liquid, spray it on the insect body of the damaged part of the plant, spray it once every 3~5 days, and kill aphids, whiteflies and other pests for 3 consecutive times.
- Use garlic: mash with garlic, add water to soak, and spray the damaged part after clarification, which can kill red spiders and scale insects.
- Use wind oil essence: dilute 600~800 times with wind oil essence, and spray the diseased plant several times with diluent to kill aphids, red spiders, scale insects, and whiteflies.
7. Regular check-ups
- Observe the health status of plants: Regularly check the health status of indoor green plants, and detect and deal with pests and diseases in a timely manner, which is also an important measure for prevention and control.
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Through the above measures, you can effectively control pests and diseases in home gardening, protect the health of plants, and also maintain the cleanliness and beauty of the home environment.
