With the beginning of autumn, most apartments have a large supply of fruits and vegetables. Someone brings in crops from their dacha, someone is treated to relatives and friends. But in addition to useful vitamins, they also contain something dangerous, namely, the larvae and eggs of various insects. Adults quickly begin flying around your apartment in search of a new convenient breeding ground. And, of course, they find - your favorite indoor flowers.
In order for the midge to start reproducing, it needs to lay its eggs in moist, organic-rich soil. If the soil dries well between waterings, insect reproduction stops. But for some plants, drying the soil is undesirable, you do not want to use strong chemistry. In this case, the following safe methods will help.
- On top of the soil, 2 - 3 cm of dry calcined sand is poured. There is no organic matter in the sand, so the laid-off larvae quickly die.
- The saturated soapy solution, after drying, creates a film, preventing midges from laying eggs in the ground. Rub some laundry soap, dissolve it in a little water, and water the soil.
- A 1 cm layer of wood ash will also protect the soil from insect penetration. Caution, contact with roots and trunk may cause burns. Better to cover the trunk.
- Infusion of garlic will scare away midges. Grind a large head of garlic with a crusher, pour into a jar and pour a glass of cold water. In a day, the infusion is ready. Spray the soil daily for a week.
- Stick the dried orange peels into the ground. Change every three days.
- A layer of shag will keep insects away. It is important to monitor the humidity, constantly wet shag begins to rot, after that it will not protect the flower.
- The most beautiful way is to cover the ground with decorative stone chips. Midges cannot reproduce without access to land.
- Sticky tape will help trap flying insects, but most often this happens after they have laid their eggs.
- Our grandmothers fought gnats with ordinary matches. They were inserted head down, the sulfur dissolved and destroyed the eggs and larvae of the midges.
- Also, watering with a solution of potassium permanganate can help from midges. This method is used with caution, potassium permanganate can damage young roots. Cannot be used for plants with shallow root systems.
If none of these methods helped, you will have to use chemicals to get rid of midges in flowers. The selection of insect repellents is very large. Fumigators, aerosols, powders, solutions can be used. Read the annotation carefully, the product must be safe for use in residential areas.
