The pests can destroy entire potato crops. We reveal which remedies help against the Colorado potato beetle and how to fight it naturally. Colorado beetles can become a real nuisance, it is not for nothing that many parents and grandparents were forced to “collect potato beetles” as children to save the harvest. It is therefore…
Here you can find out how you can recognize, fight and prevent rust on rose, as well as information on home remedies and pesticides against rose rust. Rose rust ( Phragmidium mucronatum or Phragmidium tuberculatum ) is one of the most common fungal infections in roses. Infested leaves look ugly and a heavy infestation can…
The beneficial insects can be used as a natural method of combating plant pests. We reveal how parasitic wasps can be used successfully against aphids, whiteflies, and the like. Ichneumonidae are beneficial insects that live as parasites. They lay their eggs to develop in insects or insect larvae, which causes them to die after the…
Courgette plants infected with downy mildew or powdery mildew? In this way, you can fight the pathogen quickly and effectively, regardless of whether you use household or pesticides. Unfortunately, courgettes and other cucurbits are all too likely to be attacked by powdery mildew and downy mildew. In most cases, however, direct control no longer makes…
Will the black bean aphid affect your beans or ornamental plants? We explain how to prevent black lice and how to fight them successfully. Aphids can be found in almost every garden, the black bean louse being particularly common. But the bean louse cannot only infect beans for a long time. We will show you…
Camellia japonica is a real eye-catcher in the garden, but just as susceptible to some pests. We show you how to recognize sick camellias. The camellia ( Camellia ) is a relatively robust potted plant. If you should ever let your leaves or flowers droop, or have other lesions, it is usually because something went…
The famous beet rot is just one species of Rhizoctonia. We show how to recognize the Rhizoctonia fungus and what to do about it. Rhizoctonia not only affects our beets but also damages many other plants. It is a dreaded emergence disease, which is also often called the root killer. Rhizoctonia The fungus Rhizoctonia is…
Its name already reveals what the tobacco beetle eats best. We show you how to keep the little beetle away from your tobacco plants and how to fight them. The tobacco beetle ( Lasioderma serricorne ) is one of the most important pests in tobacco production and also a dreaded storage pest in foods such…
Every owner of a privet hedge fears this pest. Here’s how to spot the privet hawk and whether to fight it. There she sits now, the fat caterpillar of the privet hawk ( Sphinx ligustri ), in the middle of the beautiful privet hedge ( Ligustrum ). What if it soon looks like an eroded…
Wasp stings can be extremely uncomfortable. You can read here how to avoid stings and what to do if you have been stung. Wasps are still widely regarded as aggressive animals that sting for no reason. However, this image about wasps is better to reconsider. Because wasps are very well able to differentiate between…
