What to Do When a Pagoda Tree Gets Pests? A Detailed Guide to Practical Control Methods
The pagoda tree, also known as the Chinese scholar tree, has a tall tree form, and its pinnate compound leaves resemble those of the black locust. Its flowers are pale yellow, can be cooked and eaten, and can also be used as traditional Chinese medicine or dye. Unopened pagoda tree flowers are commonly known as “huaimi” and are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. So, what should you do when a pagoda tree gets pests?
1. What to do when a pagoda tree gets pests
When a pagoda tree gets pests, use pesticides for control. The main pests include the pagoda tree aphid, the pagoda tree looper, armyworms, and the American white moth. You can use a compound mixture of 10% imidacloprid wettable powder at 2000 times dilution with 4.5% beta-cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate at 1500 times dilution, or 2.0% abamectin emulsifiable concentrate at 3000-4000 times dilution for control.
In addition, weeding in Chinese scholar tree nurseries is mainly carried out in the seedling beds of the current year, and can be done by manual removal or chemical herbicide control. When using chemical herbicides for control, be sure not to spray the chemicals onto the tree trunks.
2. Main values of the pagoda tree
1. Landscape value
The Chinese scholar tree is a commonly used characteristic tree species in courtyards. Its branches and leaves are dense, and its green shade is like a canopy, making it suitable as a shade tree. In northern China, it is mostly used as a street tree. It is also very suitable when planted in parks, around buildings, in residential neighborhoods, and on lawns. The dragon-claw pagoda tree is suitable for opposite planting or row planting in front of gates, or as a solitary planting beside pavilions, terraces, and rockeries. It can also be used for greening industrial and mining areas. In summer and autumn, its flowers can be enjoyed, and it is also an excellent honey source plant. The flower buds can be used as dye, the fruit pulp can be used as medicine, and the seeds can be used as feed, etc. It is also a tree species used for windbreak and sand fixation, as well as for timber and economic forests. It is a good shade tree and street tree species in urban and rural areas, and has strong resistance to toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide and chlorine. The Chinese scholar tree can also be selected as a tree species for mixed forests.
2. Development value of Chinese scholar tree mixed forests
For example, a mixed forest of Chinese scholar trees and Hongsen pagoda trees can make full use of space and nutrient area, better exert protective benefits, enhance the ability to resist natural disasters, improve site conditions, make full use of land resources and light resources to increase the quantity and quality of forest products, and maximize economic benefits.