Pests of lilies: types, description, fight
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Lily pests: spider mite
Lily pests: photos
To the great regret of all summer residents, lilies are an attractive plant not only for us - people, but also for parasites that fly in whole groups to flowers and strike them with various diseases or simply eat them.
In total, about fifteen insects are known - pests that harm lilies or simply eat them. In this article, we'll take a look at seven of the most common and dangerous parasites.
The most popular and widespread parasite that consumes the juice of young shoots. Forms gigantic groups and can destroy the lily completely. It is worth looking closely at the plant to find the first signals that indicate that this parasite has visited or is still on your flower. So, when folding the sheets, you can notice a small size of scarlet blotches. These scarlet blotches are actually spider mites.
How to deal with the spider mite lily pest: It is necessary, immediately after the detection of a spider mite, to disinfect the flower with an acaricide solution, for example, actellik, phytoverm or any other solution, in the choice of which a consultant will help you in a shop with a theme garden and vegetable garden. The faster you process the plant, the better.
Lily Pests: Bulbous Cracker
Lily pests: photos
The beautiful appearance of this parasite is deceiving. In fact, he is a very serious pest of lilies. Female representatives lay pink larvae on the foliage, which absorb all the foliage without leaving a single leaf. You do not have to look out all day for this parasite on the plant, because this insect is a parasite noticeable from a fairly long distance.
How to deal with the pest of the lily Treshchalka: It is necessary to disinfect the flower with a solution of karbofos, inta-vir, decis or any other solution, in the choice of which a consultant in a shop with a garden and a vegetable garden, will help you immediately after detecting a bulbous cracker, or a squeak beetle. The faster you process the plant, the better.
Lily pests: lily fly
Lily pests: photos
This insect is a pest of lilies, just like the previous ones, it lays eggs on the plant, but not on the foliage, but in the inflorescences, buds, and after a while the larvae appear. They eat pistils, petals, and stamens from a given plant. At the time of blooming, the inflorescences rot and their appearance leaves much to be desired.
How to deal with the lily fly pest: Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to completely remove this insect - the parasite, but it is better to try, at least this will reduce the number of insects infecting the plant. It is necessary to disinfect the flower with a solution of karbofos, ditox or any other solution, in the choice of which a consultant in a shop with the theme of a garden and a vegetable garden, will help you immediately after detecting a bulbous cracker, or a squeak beetle. Remember to apply the solution to the affected plants three times in one season. The faster you process the plant, the better. And remove the already affected parts from the plant and burn.
Lily pests: Medvedka
Lily pests: photos
This representative of the group of insects - parasites uses only the root system, bulbs and shoots of a beautiful lily.You do not have to look out all day for this parasite in the plant, because this insect is a parasite noticeable from a fairly long distance. You can see the parasite by the huge number of holes in the ground.
How to deal with the pest of lily Medvedka: The easiest and most effective method is to fertilize the ground with grizzly, medvetoks, thunder or any other complex, ask for advice from a consultant in a shop with a garden and garden theme. There is another way, set traps for this parasite. Make planting holes, place fresh manure in them. You can place slate all over the area near the lilies, parasites prefer to hide in them. Remember to constantly check the traps.
Lily pests: beetle larva
Lily pests: photos
This lily pest does exactly the same harm as the bear insect. Namely, it eats the root system, bulbs, and then the plant begins to rot and dies. You can only notice this parasite by digging up the ground.
How to deal with a lily pest: The easiest and most effective method is to fertilize the ground with grizzly, medvetoks, thunder or any other complex, ask for advice from a consultant in a shop with a garden and garden theme. You can just dig up the ground and kill the insects themselves.
Onion fly
Lily pests: photos
When leaving during the spring - summer seasons, you noticed a barely audible murmur, take a closer look. Did you notice a cloud of black dots just above the bush? Unfortunately, these are onion flies, or hoverflies. Surely they managed to lay eggs with larvae in the ground. They absorb the bulbs.
How to deal with a lily pest: Treat the plant with a solution of buzudin, inta-vir or karbofos. Dig up the ground in the fall season.
Nutcracker beetle larvae
Lily pests: photos
This parasite eats only lily bulbs.
How to deal with a lily pest: Add ash to the ground, moisten the soil with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate.
