The boxwood moth can destroy boxwood at a rapid pace. That is why it is worth getting to know home remedies to fight it. Thanks to them, we will save a lot of money and we will chase away this burdensome pest from the blink of an eye. This time we present the method using the cheapest product, which is … flour.
The boxwood moth is included in the invasive species of a butterfly from Asia. In Europe, however, she appeared a few years ago, attacking mainly boxwood, but also laurel, oxygen or euonymous.
The most dangerous for bushes are light green caterpillars with black stripes. Young individuals bite the edges of the leaves, while the older ones eat shoots. They can destroy garden specimens at a rapid pace.
We recognize the boxes of boxwood after a delicate cobweb on the leaves and the lowering of the green mass. As soon as we notice these symptoms, we must immediately proceed, because this pest propagates very quickly and causes the shrub to destroy in a few weeks.
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Na It is worth using flour, thanks to which we will limit the population of this pest. This inconspicuous kitchen product patches the body of the caterpillars, and therefore they cannot continue their feed – they have problems with movement. In time, they are weakened and died.
Flour also penetrates into every bush nook. That is why no caterpillar has a chance to hide under dense leaves. So how do you use this product in the garden?
We must evenly scatter the flour over the bushesespecially where we noticed cobwebs or moving caterpillars. We perform this treatment during a dry day so that the product adheres to the leaves and shoots as well as possible.
We monitor the condition of the bushes all the time. If we still notice the symptoms of feeding, then We repeat the treatment every weekto completely destroy the population population.
After feeding pests, the bushes need to be strengthened. For this purpose We remove dry and stripped branchesto stimulate the plant to grow.
During regeneration, it should be water boxwood and also use litterto protect the roots and improve the structure of the substrate. We mulch the plants with bark or compost.
After the attack of boxwood moths, we should also fertilize the bushes. We use fertilizer with nitrogen and microelements, accelerating the reconstruction of green parts.
