What to do if the swallowtail palm is infested with insects

one. Introduction

If you want to grow a plant well, the first thing you need to do is to understand its habits, which will make it easier to take better care of it in the future.

The Crane's Palm is an evergreen shrub with sap-rich leaves. It prefers a warm but relatively dry environment. It should be given plenty of sunlight, but not exposed to direct sunlight. It likes fertile sandy loam and requires the soil's drainage capacity to reach a certain level.

If breeding in winter, the temperature cannot be lower than seven degrees Celsius. Although the bird's nest is poisonous, it is also easily affected by insect pests, the most important of which are scale insects.

two. Scale insect pest treatment methods

Scale insects are one of the most hated insects for many flower lovers. They are the most common pests of flowers and fruits. They often gather in groups on the roots, leaves, fruits, etc. of plants, and rely on sucking plant sap to maintain life and reproduction.

If the number is too large, the entire tree will die. It should be noted that the substances excreted by scale insects can sometimes cause sooty mold disease, which is a relatively dangerous disease.

Scale insects cause a lot of harm, but dealing with them is relatively simple. What we usually need to do is to observe the leaves of the bird's nest frequently to see if there are scale insects growing on the leaves. If so, use some tools to sweep them off the leaves, and then spray them with insecticide or insect repellent.

three. Tips for pest control

I’ll also teach you a few tips.

The first method is to use garlic. Garlic can kill bacteria and insects. Crush the garlic cloves, dilute them with some water, and then spray them on the leaves of the bird's nest to kill insects.

The second is to use our daily soap to kill insects, which is also a very useful method of killing insects.