Non-Chemical Management
- Maintain plant health by providing proper water and nutrition. Stressed plants are more susceptible to insect damage.
- Hosing plants with a strong stream of water directed at the underside of leaves will help to remove them, and wingless nymphs will not return.
- Grow azaleas in shady areas to minimize damage.
- Avoid use of broad-spectrum insecticides to preserve populations of beneficial predators which will help control lace bugs.
Select non-chemical management options as your first choice!