Gooseberry Pests. Part 2

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We continue our conversation about gooseberry pests.

Getting Started - Part 1.

Currant glass - this pest is capable of causing significant damage to your crop. Glassware is a small butterfly with transparent wings, the span of which will be about two and a half centimeters. An orange border can be seen along the edges of the wings. Outwardly, such a butterfly is very similar to a wasp. As for the caterpillar, it has a brown head, and the body is painted in white tones.

This pest will affect not only gooseberries, but also currants. In particular, glassware is common in the non-chernozem zone. Two weeks after the gooseberry begins to bloom, the butterflies will begin their years and lay eggs. The numerous caterpillars that emerge from the eggs penetrate the very core of the branches. Moving to the base of the gooseberry bush, the caterpillars will make moves. Such an effect disrupts the physiological processes of the branches and over time they will dry out. Track damage can last for two years. In the event that berries and flowers are drying out on your bush, this is a sure sign that a currant glass is in charge of the branches. Two years later, the caterpillars will pupate, butterflies will emerge from them, and after that a new cycle in the life development of the currant glass will begin.

As for the ways to combat this pest, it is recommended to use only healthy cuttings for planting. The most common signs of damage are a dead kidney and a dark hole in the center of the cut. Bushes should be pruned in the appropriate phase. After the crop has been harvested, the bushes should be sprayed with ten percent karbofos: at the rate of seventy-five grams per ten liters of water. Such spraying should be carried out no more than two times.

The so-called shoot aphid will also become a dangerous pest: this insect is widespread everywhere where berry crops are grown. The pest will feed on juices from the leaves, and this insect is located on the tops of the shoots. After such a negative influence, the shoots will stop growing and their shape will be curved. The eggs of such a pest remain on the bushes until spring, and after the buds bloom, the larvae will already appear.

Collecting ladybirds will be quite an effective way: they should be planted on bushes with aphids. Damaged leaves should only be removed when the first signs of the pest are visible. Later, such removal will be ineffective. In the event of a massive accumulation of such a dangerous pest, it is necessary to spray with the help of special preparations. Such processing should be carried out during the growing season, the only exception should be the flowering period and the time when the berries are just beginning to ripen.

There is also such a pest as the gooseberry moth, which poses a considerable danger. The moth will eat up all the leaves, including the veins, as a result of which all branches will be completely devoid of vegetation. Caterpillars are painted in yellow tones and are complemented by specks on the back. The pest will overwinter in cocoons that are under fallen leaves. Around April, the pest emerges from the cocoon, while the moth will feed on young leaves and buds. By the end of the flowering period, the caterpillars are already completing their development. Pupation occurs in June. After about twenty to twenty-five days, butterflies are already flying out of the pupae, which will lay eggs on the underside of the leaves. The butterfly is yellow-white and has large black spots.

As for the methods of control, then the treatment should be carried out with 0, 2-0, 3 percent karbofos. The bushes are sprayed for the first time when the caterpillars appear after wintering, and then after the caterpillars emerge, which occurs already in the summer. In the fall, crop residues should be removed and the soil should be dug up.