Solve Cactus Diseases

July 21, 2010 | Posted by HomeZooka.com

The following home trend post, have a title ‘Solve Cactus Diseases‘. For the most recently called, it’s good if looking for information as much as possible (especially those that are still a beginner), to avoid wrong handling of the “enemy” that attacked the pet cactus. The following article will give you the info, “the enemies” anything which often attacks the cactus plant, here’s how to handle it. In general, an enemy of the cactus can be divided into two major categories, namely pests and diseases. Called pests are a nuisance to the cactus plants caused by animals. While the disease is a disorder of the cactus that may arise due to causes other than an animal (eg, fungi, bacteria and viruses). See also ‘Solve Cactus Pests‘.

Here are several of cactus diseases, it’s symptom, control and handling:

Base of Trunk Rot
Symptoms: Rot base of the stem caused by the fungus. Infected stem canker and dark brown. Appears around it in white feathers, which is the mycelium of fungi.
Control: Choose seeds that really healthy and conditioned excellence. When watering, keep the water falls directly on the planting media and not exposed to the cactus. Plants that are severe, should be thrown away. If still early, spray with Benlate T20 KIP -2 with a dose of 1 g / liter of water.

Rot Bacteria
Symptoms: Plants infected with the bacteria Pseudomonas Sp. droop, dull, and contain mucus dirty white. Plants then slowly decay and eventually die.
Control: Remove infected plant parts and keep it away from other cactus plants healthy. To prevent attacks of this disease, growth media used should be sterilized first.

Wheat Diseases
Symptoms: The disease is caused by the fungus. Cactus is attacked, the surface layer of the trunk will be covered with grayish white when touched will taste starchy. If the attack is severe, the stem will appear brownish spots.
Control: Sprinkle flour on the surface of sulfur sufficiently sick cactus stems.

Fusarium wilt
Symptoms: Trunk of this disease will become dim and faded color. In severe attacks, the stem will rot and a brownish color. If the rods are sliced, it would seem like a form of brown ring just below the bark.
Control: Spray Benlate KIP T20 with a dose of 1 -2 g / liter of water. Diseased plants should be kept away from healthy plants.

Lousy Moth
Symptoms: Cactus that this disease will be covered with layers of the stems are black and powdery to the touch feels. In further attacks, will be overgrown with cactus stems brownish fungus.
Control: Sprinkle sulfur powder on the surface sufficiently sick cactus stems.

See also ‘Solve Cactus Pests‘.

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