Prevention and control of common diseases and insect pests of Ficus microcarpa

Common diseases of Ficus microcarpa

Black mold

Black mold is also known as sooty mold and coal smoke disease. It mainly harms the leaves of the plant. Imagine that the beautiful leaves of your precious golden fig tree at home are no longer dark green or golden, but are replaced by a layer of black mold. How disappointing that would be.

anthrax

Anthracnose is a common disease of garden plants, which mainly harms the leaves of plants and sometimes also the stems and twigs. In severe cases, most of the leaves may turn black and even cause the death of the plant.

Common Pests of Ficus microcarpa

Red Spider

The red spider mites cause harm by piercing the leaves with their mouthparts to suck juice, which destroys the chlorophyll. The leaves appear gray-yellow spots or patches, turn orange, fall off, or even fall off completely.

Scale insects

Scale insects often gather on branches and leaves, feeding on plant sap. In severe cases, they can cause branches to wilt or the entire plant to die. In addition, the secretions of scale insects can also induce sooty mold disease.

Methods for controlling diseases and insect pests of Sajinrong

Disease control

The room should be kept ventilated and well lit at ordinary times.

In the early stage of the disease, the diseased leaves should be cut off and the surrounding environment should be cleaned up in time to prevent it from spreading. When the disease appears, spray with 600 times diluted 50% carbendazim wettable powder.

Pest Control

You should pay more attention to observation at ordinary times. If you find abnormal leaf color, you should pay attention to it, remove the insect-infested leaves, and spray pesticides in time.

If red spiders and aphids appear, spray 1000 times of dimethoate; for scale insects, spray 100-150 times diluted petroleum emulsion.