How to prevent and control aphids and red spider mites on potted flowers

When growing flowers, we inevitably run into some pest and disease problems, and aphids and red spider mites are among the more troublesome pests, but what should you do if you encounter aphids and red spider mites while caring for your flowers?

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What should you do once the flowers in your home have aphids and red spider mites? Here are many folk "remedies" for killing pests. For example: mash fresh Chinese chives and add water to make a spray, which can kill aphids; mash fresh loofah, add 20 times its volume of water, stir, and take the filtrate as a spray, which can control cabbage caterpillars, red spider mites, aphids and cabbage webworms and other pests; take 50 grams of fresh chili peppers, add 30-35 times their volume of water, heat and boil for half an hour, and spray the filtrate, which can effectively control aphids, cutworms and red spider mites and other pests; mash 2-3 kg of Welsh onions into a paste, add 15-17 liters of water, soak, and then spray, which can control aphids and soft-bodied pests.

Onion, garlic, orange peel, ginger solution and laundry detergent water can all control aphids and red spider mites and the like, while spraying the leaf surface with rice vinegar solution diluted 150-200 times can treat powdery mildew, black spot, downy mildew and other diseases.