Whether you sometime saw the houseplant covered with strange spider line which gradually ruins and the plant kills? Fault to it is the web tick - the worst enemy of leaves and flowers who is not shunning any houseplant.
The plant weakened by attack of web tick gets sick and over time collapses, being affected by various pernicious infections. It is interesting that scientists contain more than forty different types of this small wrecker capable not only to have infectious diseases, but also to award favourite geranium or violet with disputes of dangerous decay. Insects, small, not distinguishable for eye, have, as a rule, red, yellowish or green coloring, however, color of this creation can change depending on the environment of its dwelling.
Development of tick
The area of dwelling of web tick - houseplants, feeder contents of cells of whom prefers to be saturated this creation, leaving hardly noticeable white dots on the struck places or dense web I will drag. Pincers are covered with special bristles and have roundish little body. Males have much the smaller sizes, than females of web tick, they can be allocated on more extended structure of body.
Web tick one of the most firm wreckers of whom it is not simple to get rid at all.
The larvae which have not developed in adult insect, unlike adult tick, are allocated in only three pairs of extremities, and only in the course of maturing classical fourth hodilny couple appears. It is interesting that the speed of development of tick depends on ambient temperature and can vary period of time from 15 to 30 days. In the fall of the nymph, being intermediate stage between larva and adult being, as a rule, leave on wintering and do not carry out power supply process, hiding in warm places of the apartment for this reason sometimes happens so difficult to get rid of the wrecker, even making numerous potravka.
Fight against web tick
It is not difficult to recognize tick on plant. In the course of life the insect spins very thin web which, collecting, becomes visible with the naked eye. To remove web there is no big sense, it is necessary to bring individuals who hide in plant and in soil.
The tick uses web not for hunting (as it is done by spider), and for reproduction and movement.
Tick - the real enemy of houseplants and crops for fight against it the special substances called acaricides as the usual insecticides serving for defeat of insects just do not work are used. The medicines of enterocontact action which are classically applied to processing of houseplants demand careful dosage and the correct and accurate use. It is impossible to apply the medicines possessing harmful couples, doing strong harm to the health and health of the family, along with desirable result of disposal of tick you can get food or toxic poisoning.