Quick and effective disposal of spider mites on a rose

Causes of occurrence

Spider mites thrive in dry and warm climates. For this reason, it appears more often on indoor roses. Often, in a room where plants are kept, the air is dry and warm - and these are ideal conditions for the reproduction of the pest. On garden roses, the insect appears only in the hot season. As a rule, such conditions are created during abnormal summer heat, when the daytime and nighttime air temperatures are practically the same. If the days are warm and the nights are cool and humid, then the likelihood of tick spreading is not high.

The appearance of ticks on indoor roses, by and large, is due to improper or insufficient care. If the plants are rarely watered, not sprayed, then soon various pests appear on them.

Of course, mites in a home don't come from nowhere. Most often they are brought in by pets or the wind, but sometimes they themselves crawl with the help of their webs. On roses growing in the garden, ticks get completely unhindered, since their habitat is soil, leaves and bark of trees.

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Consequences of infection

The spider mite has a microscopic size (0.3-0.5 mm), therefore, it is almost impossible to see the parasite with the naked eye, and even more so, to notice its appearance on plants in time. Despite its size, it is a serious threat not only to roses, but to any other flowers, as well as garden crops, because by feeding on plant cells, the parasite causes irreparable harm to it.

The mite feeds on the sap of the leaves, which leads to damage to the leaf plate - first small dots appear on it, then the entire leaf is covered with spots. With the destruction of chlorophyll, the intensity of photosynthesis begins to decrease, and, as a result, the plant becomes weak and susceptible to infections. This greatly increases the risk of dying the bush. In addition, ticks themselves are active carriers of various pathogenic microorganisms.

If urgent action is not taken when a parasite is found, the plant will slowly die. Spider mites move very quickly from one plant to another, and also multiply intensively - at an air temperature of + 30 ° C, the entire reproduction cycle is 1 week. The tick lives for a relatively short time - on average one and a half months, but during this time the female can lay several hundred eggs, from which new pests will appear, and those, in turn, will produce the same number of parasites. It is impossible to stop this process without the use of special preparations, therefore, flower treatment must be started before the parasites have time to spread to the entire bush.

It is also important that the affected plant has a very unattractive aesthetic appearance.The upper part of the leaf plate becomes marbled (white or gray dots of different sizes appear). On the lower part, you can find live ticks of different ages, a light cobweb, as well as a thin light bloom - traces of the vital activity of parasites. In advanced cases, cobwebs and clusters of insect colonies in the form of a green mobile mass are clearly visible on the leaves.

Ways to fight

It is worth clarifying that it is difficult to deal with a tick, since all means act on living individuals, but there are still eggs, from which new pests regularly appear. It is noticed that at a normal room temperature of + 24-25 ° C, generations are replaced after 2-3 weeks, which means that during this time it is necessary to periodically process the plant, and do this until complete victory. If at least a few live individuals remain, then in just a couple of weeks they will multiply again and spread to the entire bush.

There are two ways to treat roses for ticks: chemicals and folk remedies. Preparations for spider mites on a rose are very effective, but do not forget that they have a toxic effect not only on pests, but also on the plant itself. Therefore, insecticides are recommended to be used only in advanced cases, when more gentle methods do not work.

To combat the tick, the following drugs are recommended: Actellik, Fitoverm, Fufanon, Neoron, Aktofit. These products are toxic, therefore, before using them, you must open the window, take care of rubber gloves and a respirator. Before starting treatment, the plant should be well watered, the leaves and stems should be washed with soapy water (after this procedure there will be fewer parasites), and only then sprayed. It is advisable to use several means in turn in order to avoid the addiction of pests to them.

Among folk remedies, there are many recipes that allow you to fight a tick, but, unfortunately, they are effective only at the initial stage of infection:

• infusion of onion husks (20 g of husks / 1 liter of water insist for 5 days) - spray the bush with infusion, you can also wipe the leaves and branches;
• garlic infusion (2 large crushed heads / 1 liter of water to insist for 5 days) - the infusion is diluted in half with water and used for spraying;
• household soap - you can treat the plant with soapy water, but it is more effective to wash the leaves and stems with a well-soaped sponge, and after a couple of hours rinse with clean water (soap foam forms a film under which the mites die, and most of them will be removed during the washing process);
• medical alcohol - wipe the places where parasites accumulate with a soaked cotton swab (mite eggs are not destroyed with alcohol, so the treatment should be repeated every few days).

  

  

  

Folk remedies are safe for plants and the environment, but their effectiveness in comparison with chemical preparations is much lower. If there are a lot of insects on the bush, you should not waste precious time - it is better to immediately start treatment with more serious means, strictly adhering to the recommendations in the instructions.

Prophylaxis

To prevent the appearance of spider mites, it is necessary to regularly and properly care for roses. Since the pest actively reproduces in hot and dry conditions, the first step is to provide high-quality moisture to the soil, air and the plant itself. In hot weather, it is recommended to spray roses with settled water at room temperature. At the same time, it is very important to ensure that the water on the leaves does not linger for a long time, since prolonged humidity contributes to the development of fungal diseases and putrefactive processes. You should also regularly remove dry leaves and faded buds - the mite can linger or settle in these parts of the plant, and gradually infect the entire bush.

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