Who among gardeners does not dream of having chic rose bushes in their area, abundantly blooming with the brightest colors ?! But, unfortunately, this will not be possible if aphids settle on roses.
Aphids are a very small green insect. She has a soft body. A larger individual has small wings. As a rule, she does not live alone, but prefers to settle in colonies, especially on roses. So, this pest can quickly occupy all the bushes in the garden.
Aphids on roses may appear in early April. At this time, she wakes up from hibernation. By the way, she hibernates in the bark of trees or in fallen leaves. If you want to get rid of aphids, in autumn it is preferable to collect and burn all the foliage. Trees should be treated with solutions that destroy pests.
After the first appearance, the number of aphids in a few weeks increases significantly. And its neighbors can become a
spider mite, and a "rosette". That is why it must not be allowed for
aphids to breed
on roses. How to deal with this pest?
If you managed to notice the first appearance of insects, then it is enough to crush them with your fingers or rinse with water. But if you have already settled a whole colony, then you will have to apply drastic measures. Each female is capable of laying up to several hundred eggs in her life. Aphids on roses love to settle on young buds and leaves. She eats the juice of plants, so the buds may simply die, and the leaves will become deformed.
And although this insect does not completely kill the plant, but the bush becomes unsightly, weakened and simply may not survive the winter. And if it wintered, then next season it will become the number one object for various pests and diseases.
How to get rid of aphids on roses
Mechanical methods of exposure to this insect have been described above. Wear rubber gloves and just crush it with your hands. Or flush with a stream of water from a hose, just make sure that the plant itself is not damaged. Washes, ladybugs or spiders will gladly eat washed pests. This method should be used for several days in a row, as new insects may appear from the eggs.
Folk remedies for fighting aphids
Of course, the safest way is to treat the bushes with infusions of young shoots of garlic, tops of potatoes and tomatoes, onion husks and wormwood. To do this, take any of the raw materials listed, fill it with water and insist for a day. Then the resulting infusion process the plants. You can also treat the bushes with soapy water. For it, the most ordinary laundry soap is used. Just dissolve it in water and spray the entire surface of the plant, especially places affected by the pest. If there are too many aphids, you can even dip flowers and branches into a container of mortar.
Chemical processing of roses from aphids
If none of the above methods of getting rid of insects helped you, then you will have to turn to chemical preparations. When choosing funds, give preference to those on which it is indicated that they destroy aphids on roses and grapes. You can list several means tested by gardeners: Iskra, Decis, Aktara, Intavir, Kinmiks. But remember that chemistry should only be used as a last resort, as you can harm useful garden insects . You just need to regularly inspect your garden and, at the first sign of pest damage, use gentle methods to combat aphids.