热带植物健康:害虫!

蚜虫 

蚜虫 may very well be the most commonly known unwanted houseplant pest. 蚜虫是绿色的, 棕色（的）, red or black soft-bodied insects that suck plant juices causing deformation of leaves and blooms. They are found on the 下side of leaves, usually on the newer growth. They deposit sticky honeydew on the leaves, which can lead to sooty mold. 它们繁殖迅速，也可能传播植物病毒.

蚜虫很容易用手压扁, 而是为了消灭整个殖民地, follow these instructions: rid the plant of all aphids by rinsing them off either outdoors with a hose, 或者在淋浴时，或者在厨房的水槽里. 如果没有效果，那就用 杀虫肥皂. Check back every few days for any stragglers and repeat the soap spray treatment when necessary.

普通褐鳞

Scale can be a real problem indoors because it's a good temperature year round, 什么是规模复制的理想条件. 普通的褐色鳞片是相对不动的, 所以如果它们被控制在一个工厂里, 然后你就可以控制他们了. Homemade soap sprays aren't that effective on scale because the scale on the outside of the insect acts like a shield. 你需要得到它 下 the cap of the insect - use a commercial 杀虫肥皂 for best results. 以下是最有效去除水垢的方法:

- Place a plastic bag or some covering around the soil of your plant. 这样可以防止任何水垢落入土壤中.

-买一种商业杀虫肥皂，就像那些 昊图公司 或更安全的. 把这个喷在植物上，让它看起来像肥皂一样漂亮. 

- Run your fingers along the stems and plant leaves, turning up the scale with your fingernails. 如果你不想碰昆虫的话, 你可以用旧牙刷甚至牙签, but you will have more control and accuracy with your fingernails. You may notice some scale fall onto the plastic bags; pick them up and discard them. 一定要把整个工厂看一遍. 鳞片也会隐藏在被伪装的茎上! 如果可用, 用袖珍放大镜仔细观察植物, 包括叶子和茎的折痕.

——用肥皂把植物擦干净后, 好好想想, 用水槽软管或淋浴喷头喷洒. Get all the soap off the plant so it doesn't affect growth. Keeping a plant strong, healthy and growing, can also keep insects away.

- Continue to check the plant again over the next three days to make sure you didn't miss any scales. If you missed any; repeat steps again. Check again once a week for the two months, just to make certain you got all them!

常见的粉虱

烟粉虱, 哪一种与蚜虫和鳞片关系更密切, 会被误认为是小白蛾吗. 如果你打扰它们，它们很容易就会逃跑. Both the nymphs and adults of the whitefly use their mouthparts to suck juices from plants, which can cause leaves to yellow and fall off prematurely. Additionally, whiteflies, like aphids, exude honeydew, which becomes an attractant for sooty mold. If you allow whiteflies to multiply, then they can attack your plant enough to weaken it. 

白蝇喜欢黄色, so the best way to catch them is by having yellow sticky traps and blasting the leaves with short bursts of water from a hose. 昊图公司Bug-B-Gon 对白蝇也有效吗. 

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