DIY Pest Control

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Pest control is essential to a healthy, safe and happy home. Use Ugaoo’s pest control solution to get rid of rats, get rid of mealy bugs and other plant pests and also get rid of flying insects in an effective manner.

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Getting pest infestation is something that every plant parent is scared of – seeing an unwelcome guest among your loved plant babies is a thing of nightmares. Whether the creepy crawlies appear in between your plant's leaves or in the potting mix - the situation is not as dire as it seems and it can be remedied with ease. When it comes to indoor gardens, there are a few different kinds of pests that are more common than the others.

Top 5 Common Pests

Let’s take a look at some of the most common pests that you need to do pest control or.

▶Mealybugs:

If you see oval-shaped insects covered with white cotton-like growth and waxy covering on your plant, it is a mealybug for sure. Although they infect and ravage the entire plant, they are partial to new growth, leaf axles, along the underside of the leaves, and in between inter-crossing leaves and stems.

▶Pest control for mealy bugs:

Physically remove the mealybugs with a cotton swab or cotton pad dipped in alcohol (sanitizer), or soap solution and then spray the plant with neem oil solution. Repeat this every few days for at least a week or two.

▶Scale :

Scales are a pretty common pest that appear along plant stems and sometimes leaves as hard bumps. The hard bumps are the external shells that protect the insects within. Adult scales are immobile and stick to the same spot and suck plant sap while the young ones travel to a spot and settle.

▶Pest control for scales:

To get rid of scales, they need to be scraped off from the plant, but make sure to cover the soil to prevent the scales from falling into the soil. After you remove the scales, spray the plant with neem oil solution.

▶Spider Mites :

Spider mites are tiny insects that are usually red or yellow in colour. The most common sign of their infestation is silky webbing around tender new growth that leads to greying and bleaching of leaves along with irregular new growth.

▶Pest control for spider mites:

Maintaining good humidity helps keep the spider mites away, they thrive in dry hot climate. To get rid of them, prune heavily infected areas and spray with neem oil every 3-4 days till the mites go away.

▶Fungus Gnat :

Small insects buzzing around your plants are most probably fungus gnats. Extremely small and mostly black-grey in colour, they buzz around in the growing season over moist soil with delicate wings. Fungus gnat larvae, however, feed on organic matter within the soil.

▶Pest control for fungus gnats:

To get rid of these gnats, take care to let the topsoil dry before watering again to kill the larvae that thrive in moist soil. You can also use sticky traps or place a solution of ACV, water, and sugar in a bowl next to the plant to attract the gnats and make them drown.

▶Thrips :

Thrips are long insects that are either white or light green in colour with bristle-like wings.

▶Pest control for thrips:

Thrips have piercing mouths with which they attach to plants and suck the plant sap out. Injured plant tissue acquires a silvery appearance that resembles leeching of chlorophyll. New plant growth comes disfigured.

Pest Prevention Measures

Now after taking a look at the top 5 most common pests, let's take a look at the ways in which you can prevent any such infestation entirely, in other words preventive pest control.

➡Good Sanitation

Maintaining a clean garden is the best way to keep your garden both disease and pest free. Clean up fallen leaves and plant parts, clean leaves with a wet rag regularly to keep dust and bug larvae away.

➡Hand-Pick the Big Bugs

If you see any big bugs in your garden that are visible with the naked eye, pick it up and throw it out of the garden before they lay eggs and multiply.

➡Get rid of sick plants

There are times when one or two plants will be completely sick and pest infested, it is better to either quarantine them or get rid of them entirely.

➡Use Natural Sprays

Use homemade all natural spray as the first line of defence. Soap water solution, ACV solution, and pepper solution spray are good options.

➡Maintain good ventilation

Space out your plants to maintain good ventilation in between plants. It allows for air to flow freely and also keeps the pest from spreading from one plant to another.

➡Keep Foliage Dry

When watering, it can be easy to get the foliage of your plants wet. Try to avoid it as an easy way to spread disease among your plants.