Causes and harm of scale insects

causes of scale insects: in summer, the temperature is high and the weather is muggy. Once the ventilation is poor, it is easy to recruit scale insects harm of scale insects: 1. Scale insects can lead to poor growth of meat, wilting and even falling of leaves 2. The honeydew discharged by scale insects will also lead to bituminous coal disease in meat. If you are careless, you will die

How to treat scale insects when the number is small

if it is found that there are scale insects in the flesh, it must be treated quickly

1 needle, toothpick, tweezers

if you find that there are only a few scale insects on the meat, just use a needle, toothpick or tweezers to clean the scale insects directly. But this method is more time-consuming and laborious, and even it is always unclean (author: Er Mu Huahua male source: Sina blog)

2 flush with water

if you don't think it's too troublesome to use tweezers or needles one by one, you can spray water on the meat with the faucet several times in the morning and evening when the weather is good, and use the strong water flow to wash all the scale insects (author: Er Mu Huahua male source: Sina blog)

3 alcohol spray

in addition to the above two methods, you can also use 75% alcohol, dip it with a brush and repeatedly wipe the fleshy leaves with scale insects. Because alcohol has the function of sterilization and disinfection, it can not only kill scale insects, but also volatilize quickly. The solution will not remain on the fleshy leaves and affect the appearance (author: Er Mu Huahua male source: Sina blog)

4 mosquito fragrance

if you really don't want to make trouble, but you still want to eradicate scale insects, you can light a mosquito repellent incense next to the fleshy flower pot and cover the fleshy and mosquito repellent incense with plastic bags to form a closed space, which can also kill scale insects

How to treat scale insects when they have a large number

generally, when you find that several scale insects begin to appear on the fleshy leaves, in fact, the hidden scale insects and eggs have basically been flooded where you can't see them with the naked eye

1 spraying

if more scale insects are found, spraying is the most effective method. Recently, Huahua mall launched a drug specifically for fleshy scale insects. 1g can be mixed with 2L water to spray on the leaf surface. The spraying time should be in the evening as far as possible to prevent the drug from burning the leaves due to too strong light. If scale insects are serious, spray once every 3-4 days

2 internal insecticide inhalation

spraying can only alleviate scale insects for a while. If you want a long-term cure, you can also use internal insecticide. Inhaling insecticide means that no matter the drug is applied to any part of the meat, it can be absorbed into the body by the meat, and then transmitted to the whole plant to kill the scale insects without hindering the normal growth of the meat. Although its effect is slow, it lasts for a long time. It can treat scale insects, small black flies and so on

3. Paving stone

adding a layer of paving stone on the succulent basin soil can effectively isolate scale insects from entering the soil to lay eggs and reduce the occurrence of pests

4 replace basin and soil

it is generally found that when scale insects appear in a large area on succulent soil, there are basically many insect eggs in the soil 1. Hold the fleshy with one hand, turn the flowerpot upside down with the other hand, and take the fleshy off the pot (author: Zhang Dailian, source: fleshy base camp) 2. At this time, we will find that there are many small white particles on the soil, which will fall down after shaking a little, which indicates that there are many scale insects in the soil. Clean up the soil on the fleshy root system (author: Zhang Dailian, source: fleshy base camp) 3. Repair the roots of the meat by the way, then soak it in potassium permanganate for sterilization and disinfection, and then put it in a cool and ventilated place to dry 4. Use carbendazim or potassium permanganate to clean the flowerpot inside and outside again to ensure that the flowerpot will not be contaminated with scale insects 5. Discard the basin soil with scale insects directly, or heat it in the microwave oven at high temperature for 3 minutes to kill all the scale insects' eggs 6. After that, replace the soil and put it back into the basin; Put it in a cool and ventilated place for curing for 1-2 weeks, and then put it under the sun for normal curing (author: Zhang Dailian, source: fleshy base camp)

How to prevent scale insects

if you want to prevent scale insects from appearing in the meat at home, you must pay attention to the following points 1. Pay attention to ventilation. For those meat dormant in summer, it must be maintained in a cool and ventilated place. For meat not dormant in summer, pay attention to shade at noon, and ensure that windows are opened for ventilation 2. Once it is found that there are many meat and dry leaves, it should be cleaned up in time