White gnats in flower pots. Causes and methods of struggle

Almost in every apartment you can see the potted plants or pots. They are not only pleasing to the eye, but also purify the air in the room. Many grieving brings the appearance of potted white midges.

Causes of insects

Typically, this whitefly, which settles on the reverse side of the leaf blade. it is a plant does not cause destructive damage, but it is very spoils its appearance. In addition to the leaf with feces whiteflies develop harmful to plants sazhiststye mushrooms.

Causes of insects may be several. Among the most common are the following:

• too wet soil (under abundant irrigation water begins to stagnate in the soil, creating a favorable environment for insects);
• use of non-disinfected soil (it quickly begin to develop putrefaction, thereby laying in the ground whitefly larvae).

Establishing the exact cause of the appearance of insects - is the first step to combating them.

The methods of struggle

There are several methods for the destruction of the whitefly.

The most effective is the following:

• To catch as many insects as possible. To do this, you can build a bait in the form of a saucer with a thick sugar syrup. They feature near the flower pot. Insects, sitting down for dessert, get stuck in syrup. After one day, the bait must be changed. This procedure can be repeated 4 - 6 times until overfishing all pests.
• After that the plant should be attributed to the bath room and wash all parts of the plant, removing the remaining insects and their eggs.
• Now the plant can be sprayed with a plant in a pot and soil insecticide solutions (aktellik, konfidor, Fufanon). In that case, if a little whiteflies, instead of insecticides can use tincture of garlic.

• After treatment plant together with the pot to hide the transparent polythene for 4 - 6 hours creating greenhouse effects.

Experienced amateurs houseplants recommend following this procedure to transplant a flower in a new earth, previously disinfected pot and the root system of a weak solution potassium permanganate.

To achieve positive results in the struggle against whiteflies possible using such folk recipe: Take 50 g of soap to dissolve it in a beaker of hot water.

After cooling the liquid it is sprayed carefully all the plants and the soil surface in the pot.

Using these simple techniques will help get rid of the white midges in a flower pot and maintain the beauty and health of your pet.