Aphid is a kind of insect pest that often occurs in plants. When there are aphids in Epiphyllum, if there are few insects, you can kill them manually, brush them off with a brush or other tools, or spray pesticides. There are special insecticides for aphids.
Red spider is a kind of insect that sucks plant juice with its mouth apparatus, which endangers the health of Epiphyllum. When it is found that the red spider is harmful to Epiphyllum, it can be killed by spraying medicine, or by spraying hot pepper water and tobacco water.
Scale insects are common Epiphyllum pests, but also a very difficult to completely eradicate a pest, when the disease is small white spots on the leaves, miserable.
The body of the scale insect is surrounded by a cuticle shell, and the pesticide spraying is not easy to work. However, it is better to spray in the larval stage.
When Epiphyllum appears the scale insect harm, may as well adopt some local methods, with the white spirit, the vinegar, the alcohol, the washing powder and so on wipes the sick plant, has the certain curative effect.
Among several Epiphyllum diseases, anthrax is very common. When the disease occurs, there are brown spots on the leaves, and then they continue to expand, the leaves turn yellow, and even the whole leaves die. Anthrax is usually caused by bacteria. It is easy to happen in summer with high temperature and humidity.
When diseases are found, the source of infection should be controlled. Generally, prevention is the main way, water should be controlled properly, air humidity should be reduced, and ventilation should be strengthened. If the diseased leaves are found, they can be cut off to avoid the spread of the disease.
Epiphyllum root rot, root rot, leaves wrinkle, great harm. Generally, the root is infected with fungi or insects, and root rot can occur when watering too much.
The basic treatment is to control the watering and avoid over wetting the pot soil; remove the rotten roots and cut again; replace the pot and soil again, and disinfect the roots and new soil.
