How to Control Lace Bugs in Your Flower Garden
Rinse plants that have a minor infestation.. Spray insecticides onto the bottom of leaves.. Apply horticultural oil in the fall to kill eggs.
Steps
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Rinse plants that have a minor infestation.
Rinse plants that have a minor infestation.
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Spray insecticides onto the bottom of leaves.
Spray insecticides onto the bottom of leaves.
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Apply horticultural oil in the fall to kill eggs.
Apply horticultural oil in the fall to kill eggs.
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Apply neonicotinoids to the soil if other methods haven't worked.
Apply neonicotinoids to the soil if other methods haven't worked.
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Examine the leaves.
Examine the leaves.
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Check the undersides of leaves to look for the bugs.
Check the undersides of leaves to look for the bugs.
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Monitor for early leaf drop.
Monitor for early leaf drop.
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Move your plants into partial shade.
Move your plants into partial shade.
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Use acidic mulch.
Use acidic mulch.
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Plant lace bug resistant varieties of azaleas.
Plant lace bug resistant varieties of azaleas.
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Introduce insects that prey on lace bugs.
Introduce insects that prey on lace bugs.
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