What to Do When Potted Flowers Get Bugs? A Detailed Guide to Home Control Methods

Soapy water to control aphids and others: Take half a basin of clean water, add a little laundry detergent or rub in some soap, preferably medicated soap, stir up a foam, then press the branches of the potted flowers into the soapy water and rinse them, or use a soft-bristled brush dipped in soapy water to apply it to the branches and leaves. After a few days, pests such as aphids, scale insects and red spider mites can be eliminated. Cigarette-butt water to control whiteflies: Soak cigarette butts in water until it turns a brown nicotine solution and spray it on the branches and leaves; the effect on controlling whiteflies is very good. Whiteflies have eggs hatching into larvae in all four seasons, and they emerge as adults with white waxy powder covering their wings. They can fly short distances and reproduce quickly, causing great harm to flowers, especially Chinese hibiscus, Chinese rose and hydrangea, where they are most likely to occur. Garlic to repel mice: Crush one head of garlic, preferably add one tablespoon of ground pepper, put it into 1 liter of clean water and mix well, leave it for one hour, then use it to spray the branches and leaves of flowers. When animals such as mice smell the garlic, they stay far away and will not bite and destroy the branches and leaves.

Beer to control snails: Place a small shallow dish on the soil of the potted flowers, pour beer into the shallow dish, and lure snails to crawl into the dish and drown. Milk to control mites: Mix half a cup of whole milk with four cups of flour, add 20 liters of clean water and stir well, filter out the liquid with gauze, and spray it on the branches and leaves; it can kill most mites and eggs. The above methods for protecting potted flowers are simple and easy to carry out, do not affect the growth of the flowers, and will not pollute the air or environment.