The main diseases and pests dracaena and methods of combating them

Homeland draceni are subtropical and tropical forests of Africa, South America and Asia. In the wild, the plant reaches up to 20 m in height, but at home it is also grown.

Unfortunately, despite its unpretentiousness in the care, diseases and pests still affect the dragon stage, and this can lead to the death of the plant. This article will help you figure out how to get rid of parasites and diseases in simple ways.

How to cure draceni from Alternaria

Alternaria - This disease, the causative agent of which are the mushrooms belonging to the genus Alternaria.

The disease is easily recognizable, since pale brown spots appear on the leaves of the dracaena, which are shaped like an ellipse and turn black with time.After some time, some of the leaves die off within the spots, their surface is covered with a bloom of olive color, which contains spores of the fungus that causes Alternariosis.

Mushrooms manifest themselves in spring, after which they grow all summer within the stems.

To cure the plant, you can use chemical or folk methods.

If the first spots appear on your plant, it is necessary to transfer it to a separate free sill. If this is not available, we advise you to separate the pot with the dragon plant from other plants.

Recommend spray the plant solution "Fundazola"by adding 1 g of the drug to 500 ml of water. The procedure should be carried out three times every 10 days.

Treatment of heterosporia

When you choose a place for dracaena, you need to take into account everything - from the place for the pot to the humidity of the air.

But if you notice that the leaves of the plant began to show light brown spots of elongated shape, know that the dracaena grows in a dry room and needs more watering. It also means that the plant has appeared heterosporiosis.

The disease manifests itself as quickly as Alternaria. A disease like heterosporia can be cured, sprayed dragonum fungicidesthat contain copper or zinc.

Is it possible to cure bacteriosis

If dracaena began to rot the tips of the leavesso your home plant got sick bacteriosis.

This disease leads to:

1. High humidity.
2. Too abundant watering
3. Lack of nutrients.

In no case do not spray the affected plant. Many novice florists ask questions on the forums about how to cure the plant, but unfortunately, it is impossible to reanimate the dracaena using fungicides at home.

The plant simply dies. We strongly recommend that you adhere to proper care in order to protect the dracaena from bacteriosis.

How to cure dracenic from phyllossticosis

Phyllostikoz affects beautiful and useful plants. About 3 thousand species, varieties, subspecies and forms of the fungi causing this disease have been enrolled in the Phyllostik family.

In our case, the dragon season is affected by a fungus called Phyllosticta dracaenae.

If dracaena appear brown spots on the leaves - that's for sure phyllossticosis. Sometimes they may be green rims.

If you notice exactly these symptoms of the disease, you should take the following measures to combat phyllossticosis, namely:

1. Spray the plant with 1% Bordeaux liquid and repeat the procedure after 10 days.
2. Use high-quality fungicides of foreign industries, namely "Delan", "Strobe", "Tersel", "Horus", "Topsin-M".
3. After the end of the growing season, dig and disinfect the tree trunks so that the fungus does not stay there to winter.
4. Reduce the amount of watering, and even better, spray water on the leaves.
5. Do not forget to destroy the weeds, the affected areas of the plant and plant debris.

Shchitovka on dratsena - what to do

Considering the disease dracaena, it is worth mentioning the parasites. For example, schitovka. These insects infect indoor plants such as dracaena.

The scale insects belong to the Equaloptera family. They are easily recognizable by the rounded calf, while in the females of the scytum the back is covered with a wax shield.

The adult female covers the eggs while sitting on the plant, and the males “guard” the family. The larvae of the scale insect are mobile, but after they are attached to the dracenum, they do not move at all and become covered with a wax shield.

Dangerous shchitovki that adults and larvae suck the juice from the plant.Yellow or brown spots appear on the ground. Leaves gradually turn yellow, and the stems develop incorrectly. The growth of dracaena stops, the plant dries out and dies.

If there are scale insects on your dracaena and you notice it in time, then the plant can be saved.

It is necessary to adhere to certain rules in the fight against the scutes:

1. It is necessary to inspect the plant and brush off as many pests as possible that have settled on the leaves of the dracaena. We advise you to treat the plant with kerosene or alcohol before scraping.
2. The parts of the plant damaged by the shield should be destroyed, as they will not develop normally.
3. Before treatment with kerosene or alcohol, it is best to check the reaction of the plant to the substance. If it responded normally, you can carry out the procedure. This is best done in cloudy weather, as the leaves may burn from the sun.
4. If you have not had any special means of struggle, then you can use a soap or tobacco solution as a preventive measure.

We offer some of the most effective ways to combat the parasite.

The first. Dracaena is treated with a sponge, which is moistened with methyl alcohol. Then, using a toothbrush, you must remove the weakened pests. The brush should be moistened with the Aktara or Inta-C-M solution. Damaged parts of dracaena are cut off. After and during processing, it is advisable to take the plant to fresh air.

The second way. You can spray dracaena solution "Fufanon" and, placing the plant pot in a transparent bag, tie it. Leave the flower in that position for several days to allow the solution to soak. Dracaena needs such a one-time treatment.

Third. Actellic is considered to be of low toxicity to humans, but when used on flowers it shows the most effective result. To do this, mix 2 ml of the drug with 1 liter of water, then spray and pour the soil of the plant.

Fourth. You can use garlic, onion or pepper infusions. Especially proved to be an infusion of pepper. To do this, use fresh hot pepper, which in an amount of 50 g is boiled in 500 ml of water.Use it on the dracaena as follows: taken on 1 liter of water 5 g of peppermint infusion. The solution can be stored in the refrigerator and used as needed.

How to remove white mealybug from the plant

Mealybug - These are white insects that can be seen with the naked eye. The parasite got its name because of the white vatoobraznogo wax selection. Females and larvae suck the juice from the young shoots, leaves and buds, because of which the plant is stuck in growth.

Insects are covered with a powdery patina of white color and are very mobile.

It is very easy to find out that your dracaena is affected by a mealybug. Insects leave white vatoobrazny wax bloom on the shoots and leaves. This plaque can be confused with powdery mildew, but if you notice such plaque on the dracaena, the plant should be given immediate treatment.

In case of minor lesions, use a soft brush or a cotton swab, which should be moistened with soapy water. This will help get rid of plaque and parasites. Then swipe spraying green soap solution with an interval of 8 days.

With a strong defeat spray drugs Aktara, Calypso, Tanrek or Fitoverm with an interval of 7-14 days.

To spray effective, you can use several drugs at the same time.

Also, when dealing with a mealybug in the dracaenum, folk treatment can be used.

1. Tincture of horsetail. This infusion can be sprayed and watered.
2. Pancake week remedy. It is used for spraying. 2 tablespoons of olive oil mixed with 1 liter of water.
3. Alcohol-soap solution. 15 g of liquid soap, 10 ml of denatured alcohol and 1 l of water, preferably warm, are mixed.

4. Garlic tincture. 5 cloves of garlic mixed with 500 ml of water. Water is brought to a boil, and garlic is squeezed out. Then garlic is filled with boiling water and left for 4 hours. The tincture should be filtered and applied with a brush on the leaves.

How to protect dracaena from thrips

Thrips are the most dangerous pests for indoor plants. They reach up to 1.5 mm in size. Parasites suck the juice from plant cells of the plant. Females gnaw holes in the leaf tissues.At room temperature, thrips multiply very quickly.

It is very easy to find out that there are thrips on your plant. Leaves appear yellow or colorless stripes with silvery dotted lines. Larvae and adult parasites are located on the underside of the leaves. During the day, thrips move a little, and at night they cause great harm. Damaged leaves wither and die.

Thrips appear for several reasons:

1. Bouquets of flowers. It is because of them that parasites fall on domestic plants.
2. Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers.

Get rid of these parasites is very difficult. At the initial stages of the disease, the treatment of leaves with soapy water can help. The plant should then be left under a plastic bag.

To reduce the number of thrips helps sticky trap. They are attracted by the pink color. With a strong defeat you need use chemicalssuch as Fitoverm, Vertimek and Iskra.

You can also use folk remedies, but you need to apply them with a light defeat with thrips.

Well proven garlic. You can chop 85 g of garlic, 50 ml of vegetable oil, 10 ml of liquid soap and 950 ml of water. A mixture of butter and garlic should be infused for one day. Then the water is mixed with soap and a mixture of garlic and oil is added. Before use, dilute one part of the mixture with 19 parts of water.

Getting rid of aphids

Aphid is the worst malignant garden parasite. In the spring she settles on young shoots and sucks the juice from fresh greens. Also aphid carries many viral infections.

In the fall, the parasites lay a batch of eggs on the plant. They overwinter in the dragon-tree, and in the spring they multiply vigorously. Peak aphid activity occurs in the summer.

It's easy to recognize aphids:

1. On the shoots of the plant appears a cluster of green or black aphids.
2. White "marks" among clusters of parasites.
3. Affected leaves are covered with a sticky liquid.
4. Crohn twists and looks underdeveloped. Over time, the leaves dry out and fall off.

If aphids settled on your dracaena, you need to know how to get rid of it properly.

Aphids can be removed by hand or washed off with a strong stream of water.

In folk remedies to combat aphids apply liquid soap and vegetable oil. Used two glasses of water for 2 tsp. liquid soap and 1 tbsp. vegetable oil.This is all bred in a spray bottle and the whole plant is sprayed.

You can also take garlic tincture. Garlic cloves are squeezed out to half a liter of water. Then add 2 tsp. vegetable oil and one spoon of liquid soap. Squeezed garlic is infused in water for 24 hours, then soap and water are added. After that you can use the drug by spraying.

Dracaena is a very beautiful plant, and it must be protected from parasites and diseases. Properly care for the flower, and the dracaena will delight you in return.