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- White spots on the oleander are often scale insects
- Plant lice at Oleander
- Common causes: Inadequate or incorrect care
- Fight annoying animals successfully
- Tips
Most lice are behind white spots on the oleander
White spots on the oleander are often scale insects
Oleander (Nerius oleander) is originally from the countries around the Mediterranean, but is cultivated at least since the 19th century in our latitudes - but preferably in a pot, because the plant is only partially winter hardy and freezes during prolonged frost or at temperatures from below minus five degrees Celsius.
Plant lice at Oleander
As beautiful as a lush oleander with lush blossoms is, it has one drawback: certain diseases and also pests almost attract the plant and basically no oleander is spared from a louse invasion or other bad luck. For example, a dotted white plaque primarily on the undersides of the leaves is often an indication of plant lice. Above all, scale lice feel very comfortable with oleander, but also woolly lice and mealybugs are occasionally found. On the other hand, if the white surface is large and can be wiped off, it is often powdery mildew, a fungus infection that is quite easy to combat.
Common causes: Inadequate or incorrect care
Although oleander is very susceptible to a louse attack, with the right care and a suitable location, you can prevent such problems. In particular, weakened by wrong or inadequate care plants are attacked because they can no longer defend themselves. So take care, your Oleander
If you follow these tips, you strengthen your plant and make it less likely that an infestation with plant lice.
Fight annoying animals successfully
Once the scale insects have arrived, you must fight them quickly and purposefully. Otherwise, they not only proliferate on the affected plant and damage it, but also spread to neighboring plants. The fight can be done in three steps:
Tips
In addition to plant lice, spider mites can also be the cause of the white spots on the oleander leaves.