To rid house plants of pests, there is a very effective natural remedy.
In order to remove pests from the plants, you can use one of the many natural DIY methods. Pests are certainly enemies of plants, because they cause various diseases. To eradicate them, a natural anti-parasite mixture can be made.
To know how to prepare this effective mixture to eliminate parasites, I suggest you read carefully the procedure described here.
Types of plant pests
When pests infest a plant, they feed on its sap and carry it slowly Mites are among the main plant pests. The various types of insects, mites and fungi, can seriously damage the health of plants.
Recognizing plant pests is very important to intervene in time. There are signs that can reveal the presence of parasites, which devour leaves and flowers. Red spiders are small mites with eight legs, which infest vegetables and fruits. They cause the leaves to dry out and the plants to die. To eliminate red spider mites, the leaves must be removed and garlic sprayed on the plant as an insecticide.
The whitefly is a parasite that affects lemons, geraniums and orchids. It is an insect that produces honeydew, a white substance with which it fills the leaves to make them turn yellow and fall off. The remedy against this parasite is garlic infusion or apple cider vinegar. Cochineal spreads in heat and humidity, attacking plants and producing honeydew that attracts fungi and other pests. To defeat these parasites, simply clean the attacked areas with cotton soaked in ethyl alcohol.
The caterpillars, which devour the tender leaves of plants, can be removed by washing the plant with a mixture of black pepper and water. Aphids or lice love roses, attaching themselves to the stem and sucking its lifeblood. To eliminate them, just put ladybugs in the garden, which are the predators of these parasites or use a natural spray based on horsetail, neem oil or Marseille soap.
Natural mixture against plant pests
In the spring, plants that are kept on the balcony or in the garden can be attacked by pests. To create a valid DIY anti-parasitic, just take about 200 grams of nettle leaves, a few grams of Marseille soap flakes and about a liter of water.
Nettle and soap have the ability to keep insects and parasites away, eliminating any eggs. To make the anti-pest mixture, just let the nettle leaves macerate for a few days in warm water. After filtering the nettle juice, add thesoap squeaks and mix everything.
Once you have made the mixture, you can choose to spray the foliage of the plants infested with pests. The repellent product should be used about every three days, until the parasites disappear. This mixture against green pests is effective against many types of pests.
Natural anti-parasitic agents
To rid plants of the dreaded pests, it is better to resort to natural remedies than pesticides, which are harmful to the plant and humans. Essential oils, sprinkled on the leaves or vaporized in plants, are a valid remedy against parasites. In particular, neem, lavender and malaleuca oil are excellent natural oils with a repellent action.
Tofight them in a natural and ecological way, you can use garlic macerate, which is very useful for its antibacterial power. Nettle macerate, due to its stinging power, is an excellent natural remedy against aphids and mealybugs.
Against fungal diseases, baking soda is very useful to dissolve in water and vaporize it on plants. Another widely used natural insecticide is pyrethrum powder, which helps fight fruit flies and mosquitoes.
