What should I do when the red leaf heather finds the Tianniu drill moth?

Red leaf heather is a hybrid of the rose family heather genus, because of its bright red new shoots and young leaves and named, spring and autumn, new shoots and young leaves are fiery red, colorful and lasting, very vibrant, widely used in the garden, in the maintenance process of red leaf heather, the harm of the moth dried pest Tianniu is often fatal!

Recently, some garden friends have responded that a large number of wood chips have been found at the roots of heather, and insect holes have been found at the base of its trunk, which is the typical harmful symptom of the dry moth pest Tianniu!

【1】Drill moth characteristics of Tianniu larvae:

Tianniu mainly feeds on larvae, the longest life time, the most serious harm to the trunk, when the eggs hatch out of the larvae, often moth in the trunk or the base, in the trunk of the activity, the larvae in a certain distance to the bark as a vent, out of the excrement and wood chips. As the larvae mature, they form a wider pupal chamber, where they pupate clogged with fibers and wood chips.

[2] The fatal harm of Tianniu larvae:

Do not underestimate this small drill column pest, for heather, its harm is fatal, often larval stage of the red leaf heather branches for drilling moth, the damage time lasts for a long time, affecting the growth and development of the plant, making the tree weak, resulting in the invasion of pathogens, but also easy to be broken by the wind, when the damage is serious, the entire plant dies.

【3】Control technology of Tianniu:

1. Artificial killing of adult insects;

2. Refuse to avoid adult spawning by whitening the trunk, it is recommended to use Qilin Kebai, sprayable and paintable, and the preferred product of large tree whitening;

3. Irrigation root control: During the larval occurrence period, qilin can be used to eradicate moth irrigation roots for long-term control of larval harm.