2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Currant pests - the most dangerous pests can destroy the entire crop in just a few hours. In addition, sometimes the harm done can lead to the fact that the next year there will be no harvest at all. However, timely care measures can prevent such negative consequences
Of course, you can buy ready-made antidotes, but many summer residents prefer to use folk remedies. After all, overuse of chemicals, especially on small plots, can also adversely affect your harvest.
In this article we will talk about the most common pests of currants and how to deal with them better and more effectively.
Shoot aphid - females of this pest are able to lay even a thousand eggs at a time. To combat in this case, an infusion of needles or a solution of urea with the addition of potassium permanganate is suitable. In this way, the plant should be sprayed. As for the use of chemicals, you should be careful here. After all, the larvae of ladybugs are also able to fight this pest, and the chemicals will destroy such useful larvae.
Such a small butterfly like glass is also a rather dangerous pest. The bird cherry will become a breeding ground for such a butterfly, so in no case should it be planted next to the currant. The glassmaker lays eggs in just a couple of seconds, which will cause the branches to dry out and break, because they will not be able to endure such activity of this malicious butterfly. The glass-bearer is very afraid of the following plants: wormwood, needles, onions and tansy.
A small mosquito called a gall midge is characterized by the appearance of red leaves on the plant. The defeat occurs on the leaves and buds, this leads over time to the fact that the branches begin to dry out and their growth stops. For the fight, biological products such as Fitoferm or Agravetin are suitable.
Another dangerous pest is the so-called gooseberry moth. Such a butterfly looks very attractive, but its harm can hardly be overestimated. The butterfly is born from a nondescript gray caterpillar with a yellow belly. This caterpillar gradually eats away the leaf and, in the end, lays its eggs on the underside of the leaf. In order to combat such a pest, spraying the plant with urea seems to be optimal. After such spraying for a long time, neither the butterfly nor the caterpillar will be seen on the leaves of your plant.
At the time of the currant ovary, another very important pest may appear, which is called the blackcurrant sawfly. Such a pest has the ability to penetrate the ovary and begin to gradually eat away the seeds. To combat this pest, it is extremely undesirable to use chemical preparations, because during this period the currants are already supplied with green berries. In a small amount, it is quite acceptable to use biological products, for example, the same Fitoverm or Agravertine. However, the most optimal way would be to use self-prepared broths. In addition, the solution will be the burning of the affected fruits, which must be done right under the currant bush itself. From this, the caterpillar will try to get out of the ovary as quickly as possible. If you do not fight such a dangerous pest, then not only will all the seeds be eaten away, but the caterpillar will also go down its own web and, in the end, will go to winter in the soil, which will reappear at the beginning of the next season.
Actually, it should be noted that no matter how dangerous the pest turns out to be, timely methods of dealing with it will always be effective. The main thing is to notice the problem in time and start an operational fight. In this case, you will be guaranteed a tasty and full-fledged harvest of such a useful berry as currant.
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