Colonies of these small insects are able to occupy the orchard and garden, depriving plants of vital juices.
Under the rules of the use of insecticide treatment of cultivated plants completed at least three or four weeks before harvesting. War against aphids can be continued after the harvest.
A set of preventive measures against aphids
It is important to remember prevention is often easier to prevent than to cure! Perform preventive planting herbs like tansy, mint, coriander, parsley and other plants that will be useful later on in the kitchen.
You can attract to your site the natural enemies of aphids: ladybugs, hover flies and lacewings. Their lure overgrown daisies, anise, marigold. For insects carved original and cozy houses to little helpers were able to safely through the winter.
Manual methods of struggle
These methods will not affect the crop, the main thing is patience and attention to detail:
- Circumcision of all the affected parts,
- Destruction: preferably all infected leaves and burn shoots,
- Sprinkling, arrange aphids shower and rinse off with plants,
- Cutting ant and pouring boiling water over the underground part.
Remember that ants are very involved in the reproduction of aphids. In winter, they carefully harboring pests from frost. In the summer take away around the garden, trying to them as best you can feed.
Traditional methods, time-tested
The fruiting period is strictly prohibited to use chemicals, so the continuous fight against aphids need to remember the old recipes of our grandmothers.
- Wood ash, its infusion or decoction. It is also an excellent fertilizer;
- Broths from tomato or potato haulm;
- Infusions of tobacco or tobacco dust, onion skin, pine needles, dandelion, camomile, yarrow, garlic;
- Soap solutions. Use only soap! Cosmetic soaps are composed of fragrances, which are contrary to attract pests.
But even folk remedies if used improperly, can damage plants. Carefully study the dosage, or the leaves get burned. You can choose any convenient way to control aphids, as a rule, they are economical and simple.
If you allow the patient, it is better to continue to get rid of aphids after harvest. Do not forget to wash the fruit well after handling any folk remedy for aphids.
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