Midges in indoor flowers: how to get rid of folk and chemical means

If midges appear in indoor flowers, you need to choose the right way to get rid of them. In order for the selected composition to work, it is necessary to determine the type of insect and the stage of damage to the flower. A whole list of adverse factors leads to the appearance of pests. First of all, it is necessary to make adjustments to the main points of care. Preparations are sold ready-made, or the composition is prepared independently according to folk recipes.

Room midges

There are over 1,500 species of flower midges. In home flowers, several of them are often found. To save the plant, you need to start the fight as soon as the first signs appear.

Drosophila

Drosophila are small fruit flies with a small body no more than 2.4 mm long, yellow-brown. The eyes are distinguished by a rich reddish tint.

In the house, pests start in the remnants of food, rotten vegetables and fruits. Often settle in flowers and suck out all the juices from the plant. The appearance of Drosophila is also associated with poor-quality soil.

Sciarids

Sciarids are small flying pests that settle at the root of flowers such as aloe, orchid, ficus, violet, azalea. An adult has an elongated black body no more than 1.4 mm long.

The female lays her eggs in the soil, between the root branches. Sciarid larvae look like white small worms up to 4.5 mm long, a black spot is clearly visible in the head part.

Whiteflies

Whitefly is a small butterfly, no larger than 3 mm.The body and wings are painted white, and powdery pollen is noticeable on the surface. Most often, the whitefly appears on plants that have soft leaves (for example, begonia, fuchsia). The pest sucks the juices from the tissues of the flower, which causes its death.

Reasons for appearance

The appearance of midges at home is associated with many adverse factors:

• The main reason is improper watering. Frequent and abundant soil moisture leads to active reproduction of insects.
• Another reason is to transplant the flower into a larger pot. Water during irrigation lingers in the lower tier of the soil. Therefore, if the roots of plants do not reach the bottom of the pot, the humidity rises. As a result, favorable conditions are created for the development of parasites.
• Incorrect feeding, for example, an excess of organic matter contributes to the appearance of midges. It is also not recommended to use tea leaves for watering.

There are many other adverse factors that lead to the emergence and spread of parasites.

Purchased land

Larvae of various pests can be found in poor-quality store soil. Under favorable conditions, new individuals appear from them. Therefore, in order to prevent flies from starting, the land is disinfected before planting. It is spilled with boiling water, calcined in the oven or poured with a solution based on potassium permanganate.

Fly through the window

High probability that midges flew into the window, door or through the ventilation passage from another apartment. Insects immediately find a plant suitable for them and settle in it. To prevent flies from entering the house, it is advisable to hang a mosquito net with small cells on the windows.

Wet, overflowing soil

Flies often appear in house plants due to improper watering.In warm and humid conditions, larvae hatch faster from eggs. Therefore, it is important to consider the dosage and time interval between waterings. In addition, each type of flower needs a certain amount of moisture. For irrigation, use only warm, settled water.

Damage De alt

Blackflies slow down the growth and development of plants, in some cases can lead to their death:

• Moshkara leads to soil compaction, as a result, air and moisture do not penetrate well to the roots.
• Leaves begin to wither, turn yellow, dry and fall off.
• Insects can carry various diseases dangerous to flowers.

For humans, flower insects do not pose a danger. They do not bite and do not carry diseases that are dangerous to human he alth.

Methods of struggle

As soon as the pest has been detected, rescue operations should begin:

• the infected flower is moved to another place, away from other plants;
• it is desirable to transplant a flower into a new, cultivated soil;
• before transplanting, the roots of the plant are quickly washed under running water;
• it is better to dry the soil, for this purpose they do not water for several days.

Chemical and folk remedies will help quickly destroy midges.

Folk remedies

Folk methods of getting rid of insects are considered safe and effective. It is recommended to set traps or prepare soil and foliage preparations.

Let dry 2 cm layer

If you dry the ground, then there is a high probability that midges will die. It is enough to wait until the soil dries to a depth of 20 mm (insect larvae do not live deeper than 2.5 cm).Dry, damaged soil layer is replaced with new soil. All flying specimens must be caught using makeshift traps.

Catch adult midges

The set traps will help to catch adults. They also use a vacuum cleaner.

Traps

Mosquito catchers are sold in the store, but they are easy to make yourself. It is enough to use any material soaked in sweet syrup.

Specials

Petty flies climb into the eyes, into the mouth. To catch them, it is enough to buy adhesive tape in the store and hang it around the room. The tape is impregnated with a special solution that attracts with its smell.

Homemade

It's easy to make your own trap. There are many options for their manufacture:

• Cut out long strips of fabric or paper, soak them with sweet compounds (jam, honey) and hang them near the window.
• You can make a trap out of a plastic bottle. It is necessary to cut off the bottom of the bottle, put an apple core inside. The upper part of the cut part is covered with a film and small holes are made. Through the holes, midges easily penetrate into the container, but they cannot get back.
• Some species of midges can be caught using potatoes. The potatoes are cut in half. Half put in a flower pot. After a while, the larvae will stick to a fresh cut of potatoes.

Vacuum cleaner

When pests sit on the leaves of flowers, you can try to suck them up with a vacuum cleaner. This method should be repeated several times and is best combined with other methods of combating flyers. The bag should be discarded after each procedure.

Till the land

If pests are found, water the soil with special solutions.

Garlic infusion

Garlic has a detrimental effect on many insects. Garlic infusion is useful for work:

• grind three cloves of garlic;
• pour gruel with a liter of boiling water;
• to leave the component for 3.5 hours;
• then the composition is filtered;
• prepared solution is watered on damaged soil and sprayed on leaves.

Potassium permanganate solution

When midges are found in flowers, watering with potassium permanganate will help. A small amount of potassium permanganate is diluted in water (the water should turn pink) and the plant is watered. To prevent pests from reappearing, processing is carried out after two days.

Soap solution

Soap solution will help to remove indoor pests:

• crush laundry soap;
• soap shavings (25 g is enough) are dissolved in 900 ml of boiling water;
• the leaves are treated with a ready-made solution and the soil around the flower is watered.

Sulfur

Match sulfur repels pests:

• matches (gray down) deepen into the ground around the flower;
• the place around each match is moisturized;
• in a day the matches are changed to new ones, as the sulfur dissolves quickly.

The midges should disappear after 3-4 updates of matches.

Anthelmintics

For tillage, any anti-helminths purchased at a pet store (for example, Pirantel) are suitable. The preparation of the solution is carried out according to the recommendations specified in the instructions. To kill all insects, the plant is watered with a solution twice with an interval of six days.

Toxic greenhouse

Toxic greenhouse is easy to make. The method is efficient and economical.

Drain the soil

First, they wait until the soil dries well after the next watering.

Loosen the ground

The next step is to carefully loosen the topsoil.

Put the pot in a bag and spray some Dichlorvos

You need to take a large plastic bag and put the whole flower inside. All actions are carried out carefully so that the branches of the plant do not crumple and break:

• Inside the package, Dichlorvos is sprayed.
• The flower is left in this state for 3.5 hours. During this time, all individuals have time to die.
• The flower is rearranged away from other plants and the package is removed. Return to the old place is carried out after 12 days.

"Dichlorvos" can be replaced by "Raptor", "Raid" or solutions made on the basis of such insecticides as "Karbofos", "Thunder", "Aktara", "Aktellik".

Set traps

Hang traps near the window. They will help catch adults that did not get inside the bag.

Repeat after 8 days

To prevent midges from reappearing, the whole procedure with spraying Dichlorvos and hanging adhesive tape is repeated again.

How to breed a whitefly

Whitefly is more difficult to remove from home flowers, as it is resistant to many compounds. Unfavorable conditions for its development are low temperature and drought. Therefore, the plant should be moved to a cool place and not watered until the soil is completely dry.

Using traps

You need to hang traps near the windowsill to help catch annoying insects.

Foliar washing

After most of the flying pests are trapped, you need to wash all the twigs and leaves of the plant. The flower is placed in the bathroom and the leaves are washed from the remaining midges and their larvae.

Spraying plants with a solution of systemic insecticides

The next step is to treat the soil and leaves with insecticides. The made solution is poured over the soil and sprayed onto the green part of the plant.

Aktellik

It will be possible to destroy midges with the help of the Actellik insecticide. The death of pests begins from the first minutes after processing. To prepare the solution, it is necessary to dilute the ampoule with the preparation with two liters of water. Ventilate the area after spraying.

Confidor

Effective drug "Confidor" helps to cope with many pests of indoor plants. In 9 liters of water, only 2 g of the substance needs to be dissolved. For a month, the treatment is repeated with an interval of 4 days. This is done in order to destroy all earthen larvae.

Mospilan

Insecticide allows you to quickly forget about the existence of midges in the apartment. To prepare the solution, you need to dissolve 1 g of the drug in two liters of water.

Fufanon

Fufanon insecticide helps to cope well with insects. In one liter of water, dilute 1 ml of the drug. The finished solution is poured into a container with a sprayer. Spraying is carried out on the leaves on both sides. A day later, the flower pot is put in its original place.

Toxic greenhouse

Effective use of toxic greenhouse:

• Waiting for the soil to dry out.
• The soil is being loosened.
• The pot is covered with a bag so that it covers all the branches.
• A small amount of the selected insecticide ("Dichlorvos", "Thunder", "Aktara", "Aktellik") is sprayed onto the ground and the inner walls of the package. It is important not to allow the composition to get on the green part of the plant.
• The package is removed after 3.5 hours.

Toxic greenhouse contributes to the death of not only adults, but also larvae.

Transfer

If there are a lot of larvae in the soil, it is better to transplant the flower into fresh, cultivated soil. The soil is loosened and the flower is pulled out, trying not to damage the roots. All root branches are washed and cleaned of contaminated soil with a brush. Fertilization is recommended after transplanting.

Prevention

Preventive measures will prevent the reappearance of insects:

• it is important to observe the watering regime;
• the next day after watering, you need to loosen the soil;
• before planting, the ground must be calcined, poured with boiling water or other disinfectant;
• you need to use only high-quality fertilizer, strictly observing the dosage;
• be sure to do drainage;
• the room where the flowers stand should be regularly ventilated.

Moderate watering

In the process of caring for flowers, it is important to set the watering regime. Too much soil moisture is not recommended. You need to water the flower when the soil dries to a depth of 2.5 cm.

Good drainage

It will be possible to avoid stagnant moisture in the pot thanks to the drainage layer. Before pouring the earth into the pot, it is necessary to make holes at the bottom and fill in a layer of stones. These activities will allow excess water to go outside.

Soil loosening

Loose soil is less susceptible to the development of decay processes. Therefore, after each watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil, especially if the soil is dense.

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