Diseases and Pests of Viola serrata and Their Control

Diseases of summer pansy

How much do you know about summer pansy diseases?

During the growth process of summer violets, due to improper management or fungal invasion, the summer violets plants may develop lesions, endangering their health.

The main diseases of summer pansy are root rot, wilt and gray mold caused by improper watering and poor ventilation. The main manifestations are root rot, plant wilting or local lesions and mold symptoms. There are also leaf spot diseases, anthracnose, viral diseases, etc. caused by fungi, which are mainly manifested by lesions and spots on the plants, leading to plant necrosis.

Prevention and control methods of summer pansy diseases

When diseases occur in summer pansy, its prevention and control mainly involves daily management and treatment after the lesions occur.

In daily management, we should pay attention to several points: strengthen ventilation and control watering to avoid the occurrence of diseases. When the disease occurs, it can be treated with pesticides, such as fungicides such as triadimefon, thiophanate-methyl or mancozeb wettable powder.

Other diseases of summer pansy include damping-off disease (damping-off disease, wilt disease) and powdery mildew in the seedling stage.

Pests of summer pansy

What are the pests of summer pansy?

The main insect pests that are prone to summer pansy are aphids.

When the humidity is too high and ventilation is poor, plants are more likely to breed pests.

Aphids are very harmful to summer pansies because they rely on plant sap to grow. Not only will they absorb most of the nutrients of summer pansies, but in severe cases they will cause the death of the plant.

Pest control of summer pansy

If aphids are found, you can spray them with 3000 times diluted 10% insecticide emulsion, or use drugs such as pymetrozine and thiamethoxam to spray them. We must strengthen daily management, reduce humidity, and avoid creating an environment that is conducive to the breeding of pests.

In addition to being prone to aphids, summer pansies may also be harmed by pests such as thrips, snails, red spiders, leafminers, and Lepidoptera.