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- These pests lurk on mint - effective control
- Just as beautiful as eaten - the mint bear
- Mint Leaf Beetle - identify and combat
- This is how you effectively fight aphids
- Tips & Tricks
These pests lurk on mint - effective control
Some pests like to eat mint. In this overview you will learn everything about the most important recognition features. Helpful tips for environmentally friendly control in the bed and on the balcony eliminate the need for a chemical club.
Just as beautiful as eaten - the mint bear
From a distinctive butterfly with white, black dotted wings is a great danger for all mint species in the spring. It is less the adult moths, but their brood makes its way over the leaves. From May to the end of July, the females lay their eggs on the undersides of the leaves.
The brown hairy, up to 40 mm long caterpillars feed to the pupation of the foliage. Because they are easy to recognize, they are collected early in the morning from July to September. Otherwise they will eat the mint bald.
Mint Leaf Beetle - identify and combat
They are 8-10 mm small and shimmer metallic blue. The mint leaf beetles have it on the essential oils apart. In summer, the pests eat numerous holes in the foliage or exterminate the leaves completely. Thus, the fight succeeds by natural means:
As an environmentally friendly insecticide, the classical soapsuds have proven effective in the fight against mint leaf beetles. In 1 liter of water add 15 ml of liquid soap and fill the mixture in a pressure sprayer. Applied every 2 to 3 days, you soon have the plague under control.
This is how you effectively fight aphids
They spread explosively and suck the life of lovingly cultivated mint. Aphids are considered the ultimate visitation in the herb garden. How to get rid of the pests:
If the infestation is advanced, cut the plant back radically. Growing mints drift away quickly.
Tips & Tricks
In the near-natural garden, beneficial animals like to help you in the fight against diseases and pests of mint. Birdhouses and insect hotels are quickly inhabited by the industrious helpers. Mixed hedges and heaps of leaves serve as coveted retreats. As a reward, birds, hedgehogs, parasitic wasps and ladybirds destroy fungal spores and aphids in huge quantities.
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