The leaves of the moon flower are all holes bitten by insects, and it is quick to find the location of the eggs, and eradication is also a solution
Usually when planting flowers, the most afraid of encountering insect infestations, especially in the summer of this special season, it is easier to be targeted by insects, like friends who have planted moon flowers have encountered, and sometimes there will be some small incisions on the leaves of their own moon flowers, which look like they have been bitten, so what is going on? Next, the little flower will be revealed.
In summer, potted leaves are always difficult to keep intact, and small black openings are easy to appear on the leaf surface, which is not actually the leaf automatically falling off, but is bitten by the leaf cut bee.
Leaf-cutting bees can be said to be the natural enemies of the moon flowers, this insect will cut the leaves of the moon into oval small openings, so that the leaves look not only sparse, but also can not grow normally, the reason why the leaf-cutting bees bite the leaves of the moon flowers, is not to eat as food, but to build their own nests on it, used to store their own food and lay eggs. Because it is to build a nest, of course, it will choose soft and tender green leaves to start, and the moon flowers that have just come out will be difficult to escape the poison, and sometimes even the branches will directly crack.
For a long time, the monthly flowers are not only bad, but even survival is a problem. There is also a way to prevent leaf-cutting bees, as long as the larval bees are disposed of so that they cannot grow to the stage of becoming bees, then there is no need to worry about biting the leaves.
The control of larvae should be timely, and once found, measures should be taken in time to better solve this problem. Avermectin can be used to spray, because the larvae themselves do not have the ability to fly, so it is more effective to remove in this way, of course, other sprays can also be used, pay attention to the choice of those agents that are not harmful to the flowers themselves, so that they will not accidentally injure the plant.
In addition to the larvae, it is also necessary to see if there are eggs left on the moon flowers, which will also harm the flowers in the future, and they should be removed quickly. Eggs are very easy to identify, they are not actually growing on the leaves, but hidden in the position of the branches next to them, if you find that there is an obvious constant strip on the branches of your own moonflowers, it is basically an egg.
You can take a knife to scrape off this layer directly, or the same way to eradicate the larvae, spraying pesticides can also play a role in prevention and control, anyway, as long as you can remove the eggs without harming the flowers, you can try.
After reading the introduction of Xiaohua, do friends feel suddenly enlightened? The original small incision on the moon flower came this way, and if there is such a situation in the home-grown monthly season in the future, it can no longer be taken lightly, and protective measures should be taken in time so that the monthly season can grow more healthily.