If you don’t drive away these insects in the pot, the flowers will die immediately!

What are the best ways to kill ants?

Ants are so densely packed and annoying, so use these two methods to solve the problem!

1. Tobacco water spray

Boil the shredded tobacco or chopped tobacco leaves in water for about 1 hour. When it turns dark brown, take it out and dilute it with water to turn it light brown. After it cools, pour it into the flowerpot and water it thoroughly.

You can also spray diluted tobacco water on the stems and leaves of the plant, watering it once a week every 7 to 10 days. After 2 to 3 times, there will be no more ants in the flowerpot.

2. Spraying with pesticides

Use insecticide to spray the surface of the potting soil and around the pot. Be careful not to spray on the leaves. Generally, spray once every 5 days. 5 consecutive sprays can control the damage caused by ants.

What are the tricks to kill earthworms?

Many flower lovers believe that raising earthworms in flowerpots can loosen the soil and make the soil breathable. However, in fact, the nutrients in potted soil are limited and there is not enough space for activity. If earthworms crawl around, they will only compete for nutrients and erode the root system, which is harmful and has no benefits. Therefore, earthworms in pots must be eliminated.

1. Soak in a basin with clean water

Earthworms are afraid of being suffocated, and lack of oxygen will cause them to crawl out of the soil. So you can soak the flower pot in a basin of clean water, with the water level covering the soil in the pot. After about an hour, the earthworms will crawl out of the water. This method is simple and effective, but it is not suitable for flowers with sensitive roots and intolerant to moisture, such as peony, cyclamen, cactus, bougainvillea, etc.

2. Spray with garlic water

Garlic has a strong insect repellent and bactericidal effect. First, water the soil in the pot thoroughly at once. Find 3 to 4 cloves of garlic, mash them and add clean water to make garlic water. Use it to water the flowers. After a while, the earthworms will crawl out of the soil. At this time, use tweezers to catch them and kill them.

3. Spraying with pesticides

If there are a large number of earthworms, you can use 1000 times diluted DDT emulsion to fill the soil once every 7 days, 2 to 3 times will be enough.

What are the tricks to kill snails?

The hot and humid climate in summer is very suitable for snail reproduction. If you find several gaps and holes on the flowers and leaves for no reason, as if they were bitten by insects, you should check whether there are snails under or on the edge of the flower pot. There are several ways to eliminate snails:

1. Sprinkle salt to eliminate

First, clean the dead grass and leaves on the surface of the potting soil, and then sprinkle a layer of salt on it. Snails are most afraid of salt, and they will dehydrate and die after a period of time. You can also use quicklime or wood ash instead.

2. Spraying residual tea water

If there are not many snails, first catch the snails directly with tweezers, then dilute the leftover tea with water and leave it for 1 to 2 days. After it ferments slightly, spray it around the flower pots to play a preventive role.

3. Spraying with pesticides

If there are a lot of snails, you can buy some snail killer or mosquito repellent, mix it with water and spray it once every 10 days or so, and do it for 3 to 5 times in a row.

What are the special skills to kill centipedes?

If there are too many flower pots placed in the yard or on the first-floor balcony, resulting in poor ventilation and light transmission, centipedes will breed. Centipedes like damp and dark environments. The following three methods can be used to eliminate centipedes:

1. Spraying with insecticide

If you find a larger centipede in a flowerpot, you can just find a stick to beat it to death. If there are a large number of small centipedes that are active frequently, you can use the aerosol insecticide you use to kill mosquitoes and flies at home. Just spray the centipede a few times and it will be killed.

2. Sprinkle tea bran powder

You can sprinkle some tea bran powder on the surface of the potting soil and then water it thoroughly. The tea saponins in tea bran can kill small centipedes and drive away large centipedes. Tea bran is also a natural high-quality organic fertilizer, but it should be noted that tea bran has a certain alkalinity when dissolved in water, so it is best not to use it on flowers that prefer acidity.

3. Spraying with pesticides

Agricultural avermectin or trichlorfon, after being diluted with water, can also kill centipede larvae, drive away large centipedes, and eliminate other pests at the same time. It has low toxicity and is suitable for home use.

What are the best ways to kill cockroaches?

Flower lovers should not think that cockroaches only appear in unnoticed places such as corners, crevices, and kitchen corners. In fact, there are cockroaches in flower pots, hiding in the soil. By the time they are discovered, the flowers have already been destroyed. There are 3 tips to eliminate cockroaches:

1. Cockroach House

Put a cockroach house around the flower pot, which can suck in cockroaches, ants and other insects and stick them in, but you need to clean it from time to time. Cockroaches need a lot of water to survive, so flower lovers must pour out the accumulated water in the pot~

2. Spraying with pesticides

Use 2% DDT or DDT solution, mix it in a ratio of 1:3 into crushed steamed bread and other food, and sprinkle it on the surface of flower pots at night to effectively kill cockroaches.

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