If you think that only living objects need to be protected, then it is not. We all love this berry - strawberries, but in order for it to reach our table safe and sound, you need to protect strawberries from pests. With this we will help you figure it out.
How to deal with strawberry mite
One of the most dangerous strawberry pests is strawberry mite. Its size is so small that it is difficult to see the insect even through a magnifying glass. If the leaves of the strawberry are twisted and not deployed to the end, then this is the work of the strawberry mite.
Here are ways to keep its numbers under control, given that you cannot get rid of the tick completely:
- Strawberries should be planted in well-lit places and away from its previous plantings.
- The soil should be loose and without weeds.
- Old leaves must be cut in time.
- Planting material is desirable to buy in proven stores.
- Eating strawberries should be right.
- After harvesting strawberry care should not stop.
Important! Due to the balanced dressing your strawberries will be easier to cope with the attacks of the tick. Fertilizers, which contain nitrogen, will help to quickly increase the leaves, and spraying flowers and leaves with biostimulants (for example, Silk) and solutions of trace elements will give an increase in yield.By following these points, you will save your strawberries safe and sound.
How to get rid of nematodes
Nematodes - These are insects that are considered strawberry pests. If they start, for six years this affected area should remain intact. Alas, you cannot overcome this disease by chemical means.
The most important method of fighting nematodes is frequent strawberry transplantation. It is desirable that you have the opportunity to find a new place every year.
To get rid of nematodes, it is not necessary to directly affect it. It will be enough to scare her by planting a number of marigolds, calendula or nasturtium. It is also important to fertilize the land with compost. It develops fungi that do not harm people, and destroy parasites.
Ways to combat raspberry-strawberry weevil
To overcome this insect, release another - ground beetle.
Did you know? One adult ground beetle eats 20 weevils per day.For strawberries in the fight against the weevil should use this treatment from pests: "Fufanon", "Alatar", "Kemifos", "Novaktion". But it is worth considering that after processing you can eat strawberries only after three or four weeks.
How to protect strawberries from spider mites
If you notice that the leaves of strawberries in the web, they quickly turn yellow and dry up, then this is a trick spider mite. In order to quickly get rid of it, you should spray the bush with Karbofos solution.
It is worth doing it after the last gathering of berries. After protective actions, the sprayed place should be covered with a film for three hours.
How to deal with an earthy weevil
Earthy weevils on strawberries are those bugs that feed on strawberry leaves. It is not easy to see a bug, because it, thanks to its scales, is well disguised as the color of the earth.
Fighting method it is very simple with him: during planting, flowering and after harvest we spray our strawberries with Aktar.
Did you know? Weevils are only a subclass of insects, but despite this, their family is one of the most numerous in the world of animals and is more than 35,000 species. However, many of them are not yet open.
Methods of dealing with strawberry sawfly
There are such pests of strawberry as strawberry sawflies. They are very virtuoso and eat out oblong-oval-shaped holes in strawberry leaves.
To overcome it, you should use insecticides. For prevention, it is necessary to dig up and make the soil loose under strawberry bushes, it is still desirable to completely get rid of weeds.
How to deal with alfalfa
Alfalfa seedlings - These are those who eat strawberry leaves for a whole month. The most effective fight against insects lasts throughout the spring feeding.
Before the flowering of strawberries use drugs such as "Basudin or Diazinon", after harvesting - "Talstar" or "Decis".
How to protect the strawberries from the small black skosar
This beetle is from the weevil family. Its larvae damage the roots of strawberries and stems under the ground, while adult beetles eat strawberry leaves.
Important! Inspect the plants in the spring, if you have previously noticed their poor growth. In the middle and at the end of the summer you should check every two weeks whether the leaves on the plant are damaged.When these beetles appear, you should spray them with Olihlorcamphene, an emulsion of the ghtsg gamma isomer. If you found beetles in the spring, before the strawberries began to bloom, you need to process it with "Metafos".
By following all the rules, patterns and tips, you can easily get rid of all pests.
Pay attention to all the nuances and enjoy the strawberries in your own garden.
