Effectively combat diseases and pests

Many people are now avoiding boxwood in their garden. Because the plant is often plagued by pests and diseases.

The boxwood is a beautiful, green plant that once graced many gardens. However, many hobby gardeners are now desperate Diseases and pests keep making life difficult for the boxwood. Once your plant is infected, it is important fast to react. If you follow these care tips*, you will be able to enjoy your boxwoods in the future.

The boxwood, too Buxus sempervirens called, is one evergreens Plant species that is very popular in gardens in a variety of ways. Whether as an opaque hedge, as a geometric eye-catcher or a free-growing bush – through its Cutting compatibility The boxwood transforms many a garden into a special eye-catcher. Unfortunately, it is not only particularly popular as a garden decoration: some pests and diseases also target the boxwood. But don’t give up: With the right care you can save infected boxwood trees from certain death.

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Care for your boxwood properly and prevent pest infestation and diseases

If your boxwood is not yet affected by pests or diseases, all the better. But even if your Buchs is healthy and fit, that’s no coincidence. One preventative good care is important so that the boxwood can better cope with a possible infestation. Because one solid cell structure in the leaves and branches of boxwood is the be-all and end-all for keeping unwanted intruders away. The perfect one Floor for a Buxus sempervirens profound, nutritious and calcareous. The boxwood should be fertilized in spring organic long-term fertilizer. Shade or sun? Boxwoods thrive in both locations, although heat without air circulation is not good for them. Neither does high humidity. Pour you should your boxwood not over the leavesbut across the floor to one Fungal infestation to avoid.

How to prevent your boxwood from getting boxwood canker

Boxwood trees can also suffer from cancer, a so-called Boxwood cancer. You can recognize the clinical picture by the pink or orange colored spore beds on the underside of the leaves and on the bark of the branches of the boxwood. Pale green young twisted leaves are also characteristic, which dry out, turn brown and fall off over time. The branches also die after the bark on the shoots falls off.

spray against boxwood cancer not allowedbut you can easily remove the affected areas cut off and dispose of in the trash. You should also remove the leaf fall to prevent further spread and remove the top layer of soil under the boxwood. Raise the pH value of the boxwood trees as a preventive measure lime at.

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Protect your boxwood from boxwood wilt

It’s not such a bad disease Boxwood wilt. It usually affects poorly nourished or thirsty areas of the boxwood and does not spread as quickly. Individual branches and leaves turn yellow and dry out. The bark of the branch becomes dark brown and very soft. It’s enough if you do Cut off affected plant parts.

Prevent boxwood shoots from dying

The most common disease among boxwoods is this Boxwood shoot dieback. It spreads quickly in windy and humid weather. They acknowledge the infestation dark gray or brown spots on the leaves, which are getting bigger and bigger. Many form on the underside of the leaves White spotson the bark black lines. After the leaves fall off and the affected shoots die, grow these too no longer after. So stay visible holes back in your boxwood.

If you notice the infestation, you should act immediately Cut off affected branchesto contain further spread. You should wait ten days to two weeks before pruning and then clean the boxwood with one approved fungicide splash. Multiple treatments are necessary. You should the Change active ingredientsto combat resistant pests. As a preventative measure, you can take your boxwoods with you Algae lime strengthen. The lime dries out the spores and prevents fungal infection.

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This is how to get rid of the boxwood flea on your boxwood

Because the boxwood flea is only a few millimeters long, it is not noticeable when you just look at it. However, you will know that your boxwood is infested with this pest when the Young leaves curve upwards in a cup or spoon shape and with sticky honeydew are covered. The larvae of boxwood fleas suck the plant sap and cause significant damage.

To get rid of boxwood fleas and their larvae, it is enough Cut back affected plant parts.

Fight boxwood spider mites

Boxwood spider mites especially like it dry and warm and are therefore a danger to your box trees in summer. She Leave white specks on the leaves when they suck. In the case of massive infestation, the tips of the Shoots covered with fine webs be. If your plants were heavily infested with boxwood spider mites in the previous year, you can treat them with Neem prevent new larvae from forming in spring. The best time to combat boxwood spider mites and their eggs is in late summer and autumn Rapeseed oil preparations.

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Save your boxwood from the boxwood borer

The most dangerous pest for boxwood is the Boxwood borer. It overwinters in the boxwood and eats from March until pupation 50 sheets. Every eight to twelve weeks one grows new generation on boxwood borers. In the end, only the leaf veins of the boxwood are usually left. You can only combat this pest infestation if you detect it in time.

As long as the boxwood borers have not yet hidden themselves in their protective webs in the boxwood, there is still hope. You can specific Attractant traps Hang it at a distance of two to three meters from the boxwood. This trap only attracts male boxwood moths. If you were able to spot any, the females have already laid their eggs in the boxwood. Fight the pests with sprays that are gentle on beneficial insects How Bacillus thuringienes or Neem. This gets inside the leaf and the caterpillars die. You can use individual boxwoods cover with black foil on a hot day. The heat build-up destroys the borer caterpillars, but the boxwood is not damaged during this short period of time. (jn) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.