A greenhouse is a physical structure that allows for year-round horticulture in all types of weather. Greenhouses require protective measures to protect the crops from pests as well as other animals. Pests can be found inside and outside of greenhouses, making it necessary to maintain a pest control program to keep your greenhouse free from unwanted insects, rodents, and birds. It is safe to say that some bugs can ruin the aesthetic appeal of your greenhouse. The good news is that pest control for greenhouses doesn’t have to be a challenging task, provided you have the right tools at hand.
Pest Control For Greenhouses
Pest control for greenhouses can be a unique challenge. That’s because proper pest control for greenhouses is not just about pesticides, but also about understanding the environment of each greenhouse and the pests that are likely to inhabit it.
Greenhouse Pest Control
Because of the nature of its construction, a greenhouse is an ideal environment for various types of pests. In fact, there are so many different types of pests that can inhabit a greenhouse that it would be impossible to list them all here. However, we will look at some common examples:
1) Spider Mites – These tiny insects feed on plants and cause damage by sucking out their juices with their mouthparts. They usually live in colonies on the underside of leaves where they feed on plant sap. They may also move from plant to plant by spreading from one leaf to another by means of silk threads they spin between plants or on stems or trunks.
2) Aphids – Aphids are small insects that feed on plants as they grow by sucking out their juices with their needle-like mouthparts. These insects can cause damage by feeding directly on young roots or shoots causing stunted growth or even death if enough sap is removed from young shoots or roots resulting in drying out due to lack.
When you’re growing food in a greenhouse, you want to be as careful as possible to protect your crop from pests. The last thing you want is to have your harvest eaten by insects or worms before you can get it out of the ground! That’s why it’s so important to have a good system in place for protecting your plants from pests without harming them or the environment.
The first step is finding out what kind of pest problem your greenhouse has. You’ll want to make sure that any treatment you choose will really target the problem at hand instead of just masking symptoms or causing damage down the road. After all, if all it takes is one little critter getting into your greenhouse on its own accord every now and again to ruin everything there… well then why even bother?
One way to get an idea of what kind of pest problem you might be facing is by taking a walk around outside during different times of day—morning, afternoon and evening—and observing what kinds of insects are active at different times throughout the day (and night).
List of Pest Control For Greenhouses
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| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 9.5 Inches |
| Width | 0.6 Inches |
| Length | 6.4 Inches |
| Weight | 1.09790206476 Pounds |
- Designed for Variety Trapping Flying Plant Insects – great for capturing aphids, leaf miner, fungus gnats, thrips, white flies, black flies, midges and others. Safe and non-toxic, reduce the use of chemical insecticides.
- Cut it as you wish – The fruit fly yellow sticky gnat traps is easy to cut and fit for your needs. With included 10 wooden sticks, you may insert them into the small potted plants.
- Hang it on the tree – Hang them on the tree with the included 30 twist tie and the pests will be attracted to the bright yellow color, then they’ll get stuck on the sticky surface!
- Sunproof & Waterproof – Our traps are made to withstand the harshest of conditions! Whether it’s blistering sun or a downpour, it still keeps stickiness, no worry about the effect.
- Double-Sided – The double-sided design means that you can catch more flies with each trap. Place them in the garden or near fruit bowls, garbage cans, or anywhere else that you’re seeing a lot of flies.
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| Color | Yellow |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 0.4 Inches |
| Width | 6 Inches |
| Length | 8 Inches |
- Insect killer: kills aphids, mealybugs, mites, white flies, and more
- Fast acting: kills listed insects in minutes and is effective against adult, larvae, and nymph stages of pests
- Easy to use: ready-to-use bottle makes application easy
- Use on: for indoor or outdoor use on roses, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and even houseplants
- For use on vegetables, flowers, fruits and houseplants
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| Color | Ready-to-Use |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 10.5 Inches |
| Width | 4.8 Inches |
| Length | 2.3 Inches |
| Weight | 1.5 Pounds |
| Release Date | 2011-05-23T00:00:01Z |
- EASY ASSEMBLY: This portable greenhouse is easy to assemble and disassemble so you can move the greenhouse as the seasons change. There are no tools required for assembly and all parts are detachable. Follow the included instruction sheet and make sure all tubes are fitted together with no gaps.
- SPACE TO WORK: The walk-in design features plenty of room for your plants to grow and for you to move around and work.
- EXCELLENT QUALITY: The transparent green cover is water resistant, UV protected thick polyethylene (PE) which is non toxic and odorless, designed to trap in heat with maximum solar performance to keep the inside of the greenhouse warm to extend plant growing seasons. The greenhouse frame and shelves are sturdy, constructed with heavy duty powder coated steel pipes, and the cover can be secured down with the included and 6 stakes.
- UNIQUE DESIGN: This greenhouse has 2 zippered roll-up door 1 for easy access to plant.
- EAGLE PEAK PROMISE: EAGLE PEAK offers a 1-year limited after sale protection from the original date of purchase. Unlike many other greenhouse manufacturers, EAGLE PEAK offers this for our frames, tops ! If you have any other questions, please contact our professional service team.
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| Color | Green |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Height | 36 Inches |
| Width | 36 Inches |
| Length | 71 Inches |
| Weight | 7 Pounds |
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| Release Date | 2014-09-18T00:00:00.000Z |