The caterpillars of the buxusmot are again active in Flanders. In this time of the year, the buxusrupsen is evolving and they feed on the chlorophyll of the popular garden plant. The platform ” SOS Buxusmot’ explores new techniques for this pest to tackle, and shares the results on his website.
There is a clear demand for good and correct information, as appears from a message of vormingsvereniging Rural Guilds today. An article on the website of ” SOS Buxusmot’ about how the buxusmot can fight, is almost 65.000 once opened.
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The platform proved last year that manually caterpillars delete, or the buxusstruik with a jet of water to treat, not always as efficient as it is. That makes that there is little which is both effective and environmentally friendly options are known to the box to protect it. This summer, there are alternative methods tested, according to SOS Buxusmot.
At a true buxusmotplaag chemical insecticides not recommended because of the damage to the environment, biological insecticides are in order. On the website it is recommended to first have adequate information about the product and about the correct use of it.