Spring has arrived, and it is the season of reproduction, and the insects have begun to burrow out of the soil and frantically forage for food.
And such a small sweetheart as the moon season naturally attracts some strange visitors.
Visitor 1: Little Black Fly
When the flowers bloom in the moon, they often fly around the flowers in groups, and they can't drive away, which is particularly annoying.
Many plants will give birth to small black flying, image source: Tieba | skdnlwb
This small, black and flying insect is scientifically called: sharp-eyed mushroom mosquito.
Like maggots, the larvae prefer to live in moist soils, eating unleavened and ripe organic matter, and are active in the spring and summer at dusk, foraging for mates and breeding.
Source: Baidu Tieba Bar
Therefore, if your monthly soil is wet, it is best to be wet for a long time, and then darker, and the soil has more humus (what eggshell tea leaves, uncorried organic fertilizer) or something, it is too suitable for Xiao Heifei to stay and have a baby, happy life!
However, although The little black fly is annoying, it is not harmful to the moon season, if you don't mind, you can leave it alone.
If you have to deal with it, you can start from these aspects:
1. Keep the topsoil dry and dry in the place of evergreen moss in the sun;
2. Chemical killing method: spray with insecticide or imidacloprid for the treatment of flies.
* Usually try not to use strange nutrient soil/homemade fertilizer to plant flowers, unripe soil fertilizer will always carry a large number of unknown insect eggs. When the spring flowers bloom, sigh~
Q: Some people say that little black fly will eat the roots and leaves of the moon, is that right?
A: Our actual conservation experience is, no. If they want to eat, they only eat a little rotten root and rotten leaves. Therefore, it is also necessary to do a good job of cleaning up the fallen leaves in time.
Visitor 2: Earthworms
(No, no, no, I really don't have the courage to put an earthworm HD picture, I'll still put a cartoon picture)
The pots come into contact with the ground during the month, and sometimes one or two earthworms sneak into the pots.
Although you will occasionally eat a little bit of dead roots, it will also help you loosen the soil and make a little natural organic fertilizer.
If they come to visit, if there are not many of them, there is no need to rush away.
*However, it is not recommended that you put earthworms into the pot, especially if the space is very small. The rate of reproduction is fast, and more harm outweighs the benefits.
Visitor 3: Aphids
If earthworms are beneficial and small black flying is harmless, then the aphids are definitely the existence of big bad wolves!
Aphids, also known as greasy insects, honey worms, they love to nibble on the buds of the moon, and secrete sugar, leaving a honey-like black substance on the leaves, attracting a large number of ants to pick up sugar in the back to eat (just think about that picture, the scalp is numb ~)
Aphids caught in the nursery before
Spring is the season of high incidence of aphids, in order not to let the moon season be gnawed away, we need to quickly prevent it!
When sprouting long leaves, start hanging yellow plates, spray imidacloprid: a small packet of imidacloprid, mixed with 15 kg of water, sprayed twice in the spring, the aphids in the first half of the year will basically leave you.
Self-breeding variety: light hem
Since you have chosen to raise the moon season, you will inevitably deal with some small animals
When faced with some unpleasant guests, all we have to do is try to be normal. Of course, the killing that should be killed will not be merciless.
Be ruthless!!!