Numerous plants are repeatedly plagued by harmful insects such as maggots, flies, etc. year after year. With these 6 means you declare war on them.
Today there are numerous biological and chemical aids against insects. Here you will find a solution for every problem. When using them, however, it is always important that you read the associated leaflet carefully and use the product according to the instructions or manufacturer's instructions. This guarantees safety-relevant handling and its individual effectiveness.
We would like to introduce you to 6 helpful insect repellents for plants and give you important information on how to use one or the other.
6 insect repellents for plants presented
1. Spreading agent and granules:
Sprays and granules can be spread on site very easily and, depending on the agent, also worked into the soil. They develop their effect in a well dosed manner, but should not get directly into the groundwater or be washed into rivers and streams. You should always wear gardening gloves when applying the individual agents.
Some granules are now even produced with a combined effect of insect repellent and fertilizer and are therefore twice as effective for up to 4 months.
2. Bug Repellent Sprays and Swabs:Insect repellent sprays and sticks are primarily used for potted plants indoors and outdoors, with the spray enabling targeted control of pests or insect infestations.
The sticks, on the other hand, are simply placed individually in the soil near the respective plant and then also develop a long-term effect like granules and litter. Numerous products are now also offered as fertilizer combination preparations, which are ideal for greenhouses and conservatories, for example.
3. Outdoor Insecticides:
In addition, the specialist trade offers special sprays for outdoor use (e.g. for controlling insects on trees and bushes, on roses, etc.), which are mostly mixed with watercan be diluted and filled into voluminous spray containers, which means that even larger areas can be effectively attacked.
➤ Tip:
Alternatively, you can use tobacco or stinging nettle brew as an effective "spray" for small insect infestations outdoors.
4. Insect nets:
In addition, very fine-meshed, sun-permeable insect protection nets are also available, especially for fruit and vegetable cultivation, which can prevent harmful fly infestation.
If you decide to use these types of insect protection, you must stretch the nets as loosely as possible over the respective plants and attach them either to the ground or to the plant trunk.
5. Sticky Traps:
The sticky traps equipped with a special glue are hung in trees and bushes or laid out on the ground in bedding plants and ensure reliable protection against fly and maggot infestation. When purchasing these traps, however, you should make sure that the manufacturers guarantee that the glue will not drip off, even at higher summer temperatures.
Within the product range, special sticky traps for individual types of fruit, or yellow boards, caterpillar glue for spreading, etc. are offered, which gives gardeners an explicitly selectable area of application for the individual insect traps.
6. Electronic Insect Traps:
Electronic insect traps are still viewed with a little skepticism by many gardeners, but they now do very well indoors, i.e. with indoor plants as well as in conservatories and greenhouses, and keep the rooms and thus the plants largely free of insects.
➤ Important:
If you decide to use such devices, however, you must ensure that you hang the electronic insect traps high enough or plug them in securely so that they cannot endanger your children or pets.