Small mosquitoes, penetrating the house in any convenient way, create a lot of inconvenience. The larva of the mushroom mosquito, for example, gets into the ground and eats the roots of domestic plants, thereby bringing disappointment to lovers to plant beauty at home.
The first signs of the appearance of mosquitoes
In order to know how to get rid of mushroom mosquitoes, first you need to determine their presence. So, the most vivid signs are the midges, which are collected over the plants. Determine whether there is a larva in the pot, you can in a simple way: tapping lightly on a pot or shaking it, you can observe the flying mosquitoes. Another way is to remove the plant from the pot, to carefully consider the earth and roots, in which most often the same white or translucent larvae appear.
How to get rid of mushroom mosquitoes?
Sisianid flies are not a verdict, they can be successfully combated using all the known methods. Most often they fall into a substrate that has excessive moisture, that is, it is necessary first of all to adhere to the correct watering regime. The second task is to completely exclude the possibility of soil rot, because such conditions are considered the most favorable for breeding, and then a couple of mosquitoes very soon turns into a real colony.
To feed plants is not recommended the use of food or leftover food. Alas, until now, many growers believe that they benefit their plants, spilling them with spilled tea, coffee, broth, water with sugar or even milk. All of the above means will create a favorable environment for the appearance of pests. Sseridids do not disdain any plants and are happy to settle in the most ordinary, and in very expensive and valuable specimens, rare and collectible. Similarly, the mosquitoes of sciarides are favored by organic fertilizers.
The main measures that allow to rid your plants from the invasion of "mushroom" mosquitoes are:
- correct preparation and storage of land (purchase, treatment, disinfection);
- watering from the pallet (fresh water);
- application of insecticide solution for irrigation (phytoverm, actellic, decis, carbofos);
- aerosols that contribute to the destruction of flies.
Adhering to simple rules, it is possible to create favorable conditions for the growth and development of indoor plants without the presence of harmful insects.