Common diseases and pests of dancing grass and their control

Dancing grass pests

Pests

Dancing grass has fewer insect pests, the main pests are cutworms, mealybugs, thrips, mites, armyworms, etc.

Prevention and treatment methods

Pay more attention during daily maintenance and observe the growth of dancing grass. You can carry out manual pest control and chemical control. Once the disease occurs, you can choose appropriate drugs for prevention and treatment.

Diseases of dancing grass

Common diseases

Although dancing grass has few insect pests, it has many diseases. The main diseases of dancing grass are root rot, powdery mildew, anthracnose, leaf spot and blight.

Prevention and treatment methods

When the disease occurs, the diseased leaves should be destroyed in time to prevent the disease from spreading. Use appropriate chemical agents when necessary. For example, spray 500 times diluted 50% carbendazim wettable powder, or 500 times diluted thiophanate wettable powder. Generally, it can be sprayed once every 10-14 days, and it can be cured after about 3 or 4 times.

In addition, using Bordeaux mixture or spraying thiophanate-methyl and Bordeaux mixture alternately 3 or 4 times is more effective in treating leaf spot disease. A 500-fold dilution of Zineb is helpful in preventing diseases. In addition, since continuous cropping for many years will promote the spread of diseases, it is best to change crops every 4-5 years.