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1. There are a lot of bugs in the water of the water lilies I planted. How can I kill these bugs?

I don't know if the lotus you are talking about is a miniature lotus or a water lily that is grown in a bowl. Water lilies are placed in a basin with soil. Generally, there will be water nematodes, also called water earthworms, and there may be mosquito larvae. These are not harmful to plants, so don't worry about them. If you have to remove them, you can use 1:2000 cypermethrin, avermectin, etc. to kill them, but the water will have some odor. If it is a lotus, it is better to keep it clean and change the water frequently. You can drop a small amount of liquid nutrient solution (available in the flower, bird, fish and insect market, in plastic bottles) into the water at a ratio of 1:1000. For insects, just change the water to get rid of them.

Yes, I specialize in landscape gardening and I have planted some myself.

2. Can earthworms be placed in flower pots?

As beneficial insects, earthworms bring many benefits to agricultural production. Earthworms travel through the soil, eat hard soil, and excrete loose and fertile soil with fertilizer, which plays a role in loosening the soil and fertilizing. Therefore, earthworms in the courtyard are beneficial to the growth of ground-planted flowers. However, the pot soil is not suitable for earthworms to survive. Because the flower pot has a small volume and contains little soil, the pot soil is full of flower roots. Earthworms drilling in the pot will damage the root system of the flowers and separate the soil from the root system, which is not conducive to the root system absorbing water and nutrients. In addition, earthworms have strong reproductive capacity and mainly eat rotten leaves, rotten stems and roots of plants. If there is nothing else to eat in the flower pot, they will eat the roots of the plants. Over time, the flowers will grow poorly, and in severe cases, leaves will fall and die. Therefore, earthworms cannot be placed in flower pots.

3. Do earthworms harm tree roots?

It mainly eats humus in the soil, does not harm the roots of plants, and can also loosen the soil.

Living plants generally contain alkaloids, and earthworms are saprophytes, so they have almost no resistance to alkaloids. There have been experiments in which fresh plant roots were crushed and added to bait that earthworms can eat quickly and in large quantities, and the physiological reactions of earthworms were observed. As a result, earthworms became diseased and died. Therefore, earthworms in nature will not eat plant roots, but if the roots are rotten and the alkaloids are decomposed, they can still eat them. In addition, plant roots will also produce metabolic secretions during their growth and cultivate a large number of microorganisms, which will be eaten by earthworms.

4. Are earthworms good or bad for plants?

Whether earthworms are harmful to plants depends on the circumstances.

1. Earthworms are good for plants in the field. Earthworms feed on plant and animal debris in the soil, often digging holes underground, turning the soil loose, making it easier for water and fertilizer to enter, thereby increasing soil fertility and facilitating plant growth.

2. Earthworms in flower pots are harmful to plants. There is little soil in the flower pots, which will cause earthworms to gnaw on the roots of flowers.

3. Earthworms are a common terrestrial segmented animal that lives in the soil and hides during the day and comes out at night. They feed on livestock and poultry manure and organic waste garbage, swallowing them together with soil and also eating rotten stems and leaves of plants. They can loosen the soil, improve the soil, increase fertility and promote agricultural production.

5. What harm does having earthworms in the Epiphyllum flowerpot do to the flowers?

No.

Having earthworms in a flowerpot can increase the permeability, air permeability and fertilizer efficiency of the soil. Not only will it not harm the roots of flowers and plants, but it can also adjust the pH value of the soil, make the soil more loose, and eat the unrotted organic matter in the soil, which is beneficial to plant growth.

6. Can earthworms be raised in water lilies?

OK

The only earthworms that can survive in water are water worms. They are harmless to water lilies, and they make the soil in the water more fluffy, which is conducive to the growth of water lilies.

1. To breed water earthworms, you need to build a breeding pond, clean it and disinfect it.

2. Prepare some culture medium and place it in layers in the pool. Add a loosening agent to the bottom and then cover it with sludge. Add water to cover it for a few days, and then add animal manure.

3. Prepare to introduce new species in autumn. Sprinkle the collected earthworms evenly on the culture medium and feed them regularly.

4. It should be noted that the feed must be decomposed and fermented to prevent the earthworms from being burned to death by high temperature.

7. Are earthworms harmful to plants?

Earthworms are not harmful in themselves, but beneficial to vegetation. Earthworms can loosen the soil, increase soil organic matter and improve its structure. They can also promote the transformation of acidic or alkaline soil into neutral soil, increase phosphorus and other fast-acting components, and make the soil suitable for the growth of crops. Earthworms can secrete a special enzyme that can decompose protein, fat and wood fiber. Therefore, leaves, straw, livestock and poultry manure, domestic garbage, activated sludge and waste from papermaking and food industries can all be its food. Earthworms can eliminate environmental pollution to a certain extent.

8. Is it harmful to plants if earthworms are kept in flower pots?

harmful.

This is because the soil area in the pot is small and the culture soil is quite loose and fertile. Once earthworms are attracted, they reproduce very quickly. Although they do not eat the roots of flowers and trees, many earthworms entangle together and create large holes in the soil, which separates the roots from the soil and makes it unable to absorb water normally. In severe cases, the roots will be pushed out of the soil. Therefore, they should be removed.