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Common diseases and insect pests of Pyracantha and their control

Marie Schrader
2020-08-21 14:10:28
Pyracantha fortuneana is a kind of common ornamental arbor. It can be cultivated in pot by pruning and clipping. What are the common diseases and insect pests of Pyracantha fortuneana? How should we control them?

The powdery mildew of Pyracantha fortunei is the most common disease of Pyracantha fortunei. This is a disease caused by fungal infection. If Pyracantha fortunei is planted indoors, and the indoor ventilation conditions are not good, and the lighting conditions are very poor, it will cause Pyracantha powdery mildew. Once this disease occurs, it will damage the leaves, flowers and fruits of Pyracantha fortunei, and light colored spots will appear at the place where the disease occurs. Later, it will develop to the appearance of powdery mildew, and finally the leaves will wither. Even lead to the death of the whole firethorn

picture of firethorn diseases and insect pests

The prevention and treatment of Pyracantha powdery mildew

First of all, we should ventilate and ventilate the planting environment of Pyracantha fortuneana regularly, and make the Pyracantha fortuneana get enough light, so that we can prevent and control the occurrence of powdery mildew of Pyracantha fortuneana. Once Pyracantha infected with powdery mildew, we must deal with the dead leaves in time, and then spray the solution to treat powdery mildew, such as stone sulfur mixture, tuizurin, etc.

The pest of firethorn

In general, firethorn seldom occurs insect damage. In spring, Pyracantha may be harmed by aphids, which may harm the leaves and roots of Pyracantha and affect the growth of Pyracantha. In autumn, there may be danger of pear net bug nymph

Pyracantha disease control

Prevention and control of firethorn pest

When insect damage occurs, we should eliminate it in time and not allow it to develop, which will harm the growth of Pyracantha. When aphids appear, we can use natural methods, such as putting a few insect ladybugs off to catch aphids, or using enemy killing liquid spray to kill aphids.

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