What to Do When Flowering Trees Get Pests? A Complete Guide to Prevention and Control Methods

When caring for plants, you will always run into all kinds of small problems, especially pest infestations, which are a common occurrence. For example: what should you do when flowering trees get pests? What should you do when there are pests in the potting soil? How should these be dealt with? Here is a detailed introduction.

1. What should you do when flowering trees get pests?

1. Dealing with a small number of pests

If flowering trees get pests and you discover them in time and their numbers are small, there is no need to rush to spray pesticide; you can simply swat the pests dead or wipe them off with a damp cloth. After that, observe the flowering tree more often to see whether the pest infestation recurs, so that you can take timely measures.

2. Dealing with a large number of pests

(1) Physical method: Use a plastic bag large enough to cover the entire tree and gently cover the flowering tree from top to bottom. But try not to touch the flowering tree. Otherwise, these pests will easily move around. After covering it, light a mosquito coil inside and seal the opening. After waiting for a period of time, these pests will be fumigated to death by the mosquito coil; because the fumigation time for mosquitoes is relatively short, it will not harm the plant.

(2) Chemical method: This means spraying some pesticide to prevent and control pests. The more commonly used one is a 800 to 1,000 times dilution of 90 percent trichlorfon.

2. What should you do when there are pests in the potting soil?

Pests grow in potting soil because the soil itself contains pest eggs. The fundamental solution is to change the soil, and the conservative method is to apply pesticide to the soil. You can put the soil in a plastic bag and then heat it in a microwave, thereby achieving the purpose of sterilizing and killing pests.

For friends who grow flowers, pests are a difficult problem, so special attention must be paid during cultivation. When problems are found, they must be solved promptly to reduce losses.