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Identifying common plant pests

by Danique
13 January 2020
in Houseplants, Outdoor plants, Plant care

Whether you have green fingers or no idea what to do with a plant. Plants can suffer from pests at any time. How do you recognize the pests, and what causes them? We’ve figured that out for you!

The main causes of plant pests

  • Excessive watering
  • Plant in a drafty place
  • Draught
  • Too low humidity.

Aphid

You can recognize aphids by small aphids that are in a clump at the growth points of the plant. An aphid can have different colours, but usually it is green or black.

Pulvinaria

As soon as you see a small brown bump on your plant, you know that Pulvinaria has formed. You can scrape off the Pulvinaria with your nail.

Pay attention! Pulvinaria also secretes honeydew. This is very sticky, and therefore immediately stubborn to remove.

Scale insects

Actually, almost exactly the same as the pulvinaria. The only difference? A scale insect doesn’t secrete honeydew. Again, you can remove the brown lump with your nail.

Mealybug

Mealybug is easy to spot. The pests form small white tufts that resemble mold. Although you quickly recognize this when you see mealybugs, the mealybug settles in difficult places. You will find mealybug in small nooks and crannies of the plant.

Remove the fluff with a kitchen paper. A small white hairy creature remains (if all goes well). This creature is a few millimeters long.

Spider mites

You recognize spider mites as yellow, red or black arachnids. The bugs are between 0.1 and 1 millimetre in size. Hard to see on the naked eye! What you can see is the webs they create over the leaves.

Thrips

If silvery spots are formed on the leaves of your plants, you know you are dealing with thrips. The black bugs are 1 millimeter in size. Larvae are somewhat smaller and white in colour. The spots are both on and under the leaf of the plant. It may well be that you do not notice the first damage immediately.

Sciara analis

Rouwmuggen zijn kleine zwarte vliegjes die je al gauw herkent in je huis. Ze zijn erg traag en daadwerkelijk een stuk kleiner dan een normale vlieg. Rouwvliegjes, zoals de Rouwvarenmug ook wel wordt genoemd, leggen eitjes in de vochtige potgrond. Hierdoor vermeerderen de muggen in no-time. 

The cause of dark-winged fungus gnats is a surplus of water. That’s how you take care of the control, by the way! As little water as possible. If that doesn’t work, it’s best to buy nematodes and add them to the watering.

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