Pest Plant Adenium

Adenium plants during growth and development often get pest attacks. The incidence of pest attack is not separated from the factors: (1) the available food source, in this case is the plant itself and weeds, then (2) environment, in this season.

If both the above requirements is not met, then the pest will not breed. More in-depth review, which attacks the plant pest Adenium divided 2 seasons, namely dry season pests and rain. Pests that appear on the season: (1) Spider mites, (2) Thrips, (3) Mealybug and (4) Root Mealybug. While the pests that appear in the rainy season is a fungus Gnats.

As a note:

Pest-pest season will always be there when the plants Adenium dibudidayakan kept in the house even though plastic is in the rainy season, because in addition to the food source is available, ahot / warm support also.

Controlling weeds can be done manually with the hand or the revocation with the use of chemicals by using the systemic herbicide with the active material in accordance with the concentration Glifosat suggestion.

Control of pests with the chemical:

Spider Myte –

Agrimec / Bamex / Schumec (Abamectin active material): 0.25 – 0.5 ml / L

Kelthane / Dicofan (Dicofol active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Demiter / Samite (Pyridaben active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Talstar (Bifentrin active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Mitac (Amitraz active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Thrips and Mealybug

Pegasus (Diafentiuron active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Confidor / Winder (Imidacloprid active material): 1 ml / L

Metindo (Metomil active material): 1 g / L

Regent (Fipronil active material): 1 ml / L

Agrimec / Bamex / Schumec (Abamectin active material): 0.25 – 0.5 ml / L

Root Mealybug

Diazinon / Sidazinon (Diazinon active material): 0.25 – 0.5 ml / L

Dursban (Chlorpyrifos active material): 0.25 – 0.5 ml / L

Fungus Gnats

Agrimec / Bamex / Schumec (Abamectin active material): 0.25 – 0.5 ml / L

Trigard (Cyromazine active material): 0.25 – 0.5 g / L

Calypso / Provado (Thiacloprid active material): 0.5 – 1 ml / L

Note:

When the going heavy attack, except Root Mealybug, spraying is done 1 week 2 times for 2 weeks, then 1 time for 1 week regular treatment.

Spraying pest pest adapted to the dominant appear.

Case Root Mealybug, sprinkling insecticide made 1 – 2 months.

Root Mealybug control than using the insecticide is to change the planting media every 6 months.