- Earthlings are popular pests of potted plants, often brought home with new plants.
- Adults are harmless, but their larvae feed in the ground, attacking the roots of plants and leading to their dying.
- Discover the natural and effective way to fight the larvae of earthworks, recommended by experts!
What are earthloves and why are they harmful?
These are the most common pests in potted plants. We usually bring them at home in pots or in the ground to flowers. It happens, however, that earthloves fly into our homes through open windows.
Earthlings resemble black flies with yellow abdomen. You can usually see the plants flying around. Adults are not dangerous. Pests are the larvae of earthworks. They feed in the ground and attack the roots of plants. Flowers whose roots have been attacked by the larvae of the earthworks and even die.
Many people use special traps catching adults. These are small, sticky tiles, similar to those for food moths. They catch and destroy flying earthlings. In this way, they cannot fold larvae and reproduce. However, when the flower begins to waste, you must also start acting on feeding in the ground.
According to gardeners, this is the best preparation on earthly. For watering and spraying
Specialists from the industry portal Ogrodoholica.pl on earthly recommend azadirachtin -based preparations. It is a natural substance obtained from a neem tree that has a strong insecticidal effect. Importantly, it works primarily on larvae, limiting their development and disturbing reproductive processes. Infected larvae die, and adults have significantly reduced fertility. Azadirachtin is available in many products for plants and can be used both in the form of spraying for flowers and leaves, as well as watering the pot.
In the event that the earth is not much, you can use home remedies. It is, among others, a decoction of garlic or vinegar that deter insects from flowers. It has a similar effect. This spice scares away with its smell, and also has insecticidal and fungicidal actions.
