Spindle bush »Treating diseases and pests

However, prevention is even better than any treatment. The ideal Location and the right one care hold your Spindle bush healthy and resilient. The infestation with mildew you can get off by occasionally splashing with a nettle broth or solution Field horsetail prevent.

Which pests are found in the spindle bush?

In addition to powdery mildew and the felt mite, which attack various plants, there are also pests that have “specialized” in the spindle bush. On the one hand there is the eccentric spider moth and on the other hand the spindle tree scale insect. The felt bile mite and the eccentric spider moth do not necessarily have to be controlled, but the spindle tree scale insect and powdery mildew do.

How do you treat an infected spindle bush?

If your spindle bush is heavily infested with the spindle tree scale insect, then cut back the plant radically and destroy the infected parts of the plant. It is best to burn the clippings. Discard it on the compost and the pests can survive there and spread to other plants.

If the infestation is mild, try your luck with an oil-based remedy for scale insects and scrape off the visible lice. Many effective agents have been withdrawn from the market because of their toxicity or environmental concerns.

Silica-containing agents help against both powdery mildew and downy mildew. If necessary or if the infestation is very severe, you can also use fungicides (agents to combat fungus) against the wrong things that appear on the underside of the leaves.

Powdery mildew, in contrast to downy mildew, appears on the upper side of the leaf. Since he even has the winter survives, you should definitely fight it. Remove all infected leaves and shoots and spray the spindle bush every two days with a mixture of water and milk.

The most important pests in the spindle bush:

• Pfaffenhütchen spider moth
• Felt gall mite
• Spindle tree scale insect
• Powdery mildew
• Wrong mildew