Gerbera or gerber daisies ( Gerbera jamesonii ) are popular flowers used for cut flowers , container gardening and bedding plant . These colored flowers are prostrate to several diseases and cuss job . Specifically , leaf miner , wanderer mites , cyclamen mites , whitefly , aphids , and thrips have been screw to attack Gerbera daisies . However , there are a identification number of immediate and easy solutions that will not harm Gerbera daisy plants .

Neem

Neem is a lifelike insecticide that come from fossil oil derived from the neem tree , a southeasterly Asian shade tree . Azadirachtrin , the active ingredient in neem , kills a number of pests and repels others . Neem can be used on Gerbera daisy plants to handle aphids , folio miners , whitefly and thrip . In addition , neem oil protect the plant against powdery mildew , a common fungus which regard the plant . Neem is often produce under the trade name Bioneem by Safer Products .

Insecticidal Soap

Insecticidal soaps are a popular option because they knead selectively , only sham small voiced - bodied insects instead of beneficial bugs such as lady beetle and pollenate bees . According to Colorado State Extension , the dynamic ingredient of all insecticidal easy lay is potassium salt of fatty acid . And although the real process by which these products kill pest is presently unnamed , the soap do seem to work out against aphid , leaf miners , whitefly and spider mites . Trade name insecticidal scoop include Safer Insecticidal Soap , M - Pede and Concern Insect Killing Soap , all of which are secure for use on Gerbera daisies . Traditional detergent and soaps have shown to be effective at riding plant of pesterer infestation as well . However , if not diluted properly , they can be harmful to the plant .

Horticultural Oils

Horticultural oil are oil - based liquids load with piddle and applied to common houseplant such as Gerbera daisies to manage plague . The oil obstruct the air holes of worm or play as a poison against whiteflies , aphids , mealy bug , spider jot and scales . Some common commercial manufacturers of gardening petroleum admit PureSpray Green , Golden Pest Spray and Organocide .

Capsaicin

Capsaicin is the alive element in red-hot peppers that make them hot . Clemson University Extension state that capsaicin can be used on ornamental industrial plant to control aphid , wanderer pinch , thrips , whiteflies , lace bugs , leafhoppers and other gadfly . However , CUE also express that most capsaicin products are used to revolt insect rather than pop subsist infestation . Trade name products with capsaicin include Hot Pepper Wax Insect Repellent and Bonide Hot Pepper Wax .

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