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What diseases and insect pests do Impatiens have and how to control them

Jane Margolis
2020-06-28 13:01:36
Powdery mildew: it is mainly harmful to the leaves. The diseased plant shall be pulled out in time after the diseased. When the diseased plant is attacked, chemicals such as methylptobuzine and Triadimefon can be sprayed. Ring rot: this disease will cause dark brown round spots around the leaves. Spray at the early stage of the disease. The medicine can be used as Daisen zinc, thiram, chlorothalonil, etc. Gypsy moth: it is mainly the larva that nibbles on the leaves. It is treated by spraying medicine in larval stage, and the adult is lured and killed by black light lamp in eclosion stage.

I. powdery mildew

Symptoms: it is mainly harmful to leaves, but also spreads to tender stems, flowers, fruits and other parts. At first, irregular white powder will appear on leaves. Later, with the severity of the disease, the leaves are covered with white powder layer. In autumn, small yellow dots will appear on the white powder layer. Later, it will gradually turn dark brown, and then it will turn yellow and twisted.

Prevention and treatment: if you are ill, pull out the sick plant in time, and then remove the sick leaves, it can reduce the source of infection. When the disease occurs, it can be sprayed with medicine such as methylthiophanate, Triadimefon, carbendazim, etc.

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II. Ringworm disease

Symptoms: the disease also damages the leaves, resulting in dark brown round spots around the leaves, concentric rings on the surface of the spots, gray brown in the middle of the spots in the later stage, and black small particles.

Prevention and control: spray once every 7-10 days from the early stage of the disease. There are many chemicals to choose, such as zinc Daisen, thiram, chlorothalonil, etc.

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III. moth

Symptoms: mainly the larva nibbles on the leaves, resulting in incomplete leaves, which will damage the flowers in serious cases.

Prevention and control: the larval stage is mainly spraying, which can be used to kill emulsifiable oil and trichlorfon, etc. in the later stage of adult emergence, it can be used to trap and kill adults with black light lamp.

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