Diseases and Pests of Honeysuckle and Their Control

Pests of Honeysuckle and Their Control

Common pests: Carrot microtubule aphid

Eliminating insect eggs can effectively reduce insect pests. Spraying 3-5 degrees Baume lime sulfur mixture can effectively kill insect eggs. In order to prevent the migration of pests, you can spray 2000 times diluted 10% imidacloprid wettable granules or 800 times diluted 1% azadirachtin in early spring.

Common pests: Elm horn borer

The elm wood borer is phototactic, so this characteristic can be used to install black light to lure and kill it. You can also choose to spray pesticides on the roots of the plants to eliminate them.

Diseases and their control of honeysuckle

Most diseases of honeysuckle are caused by fungal infections. Therefore, in daily care, we should continuously strengthen water and fertilizer management and pay attention to plant pruning. When brown spot disease is found, you can spray 65% ​​Zineb visible granules 600 times diluted once a week. Spraying continuously for three to four weeks can achieve effective control.

When powdery mildew is found, you can choose 1000 times diluted 75% Benomyl wettable granules, spray it once a week, and spray it three to four times in a row to suppress the disease in time.

To control the occurrence of sooty mold disease, we must first control the damage of aphids. Secondly, choose 1000 times diluted 75% methyl thiophanate wettable granules for prevention and control, also once every seven days, and spray three to four times in a row.