Aphids can settle on absolutely any plants, it is especially not indifferent to fruit trees and berries, cabbage and cucumbers, chrysanthemums, roses and peonies. Therefore, many gardeners have a question about how to deal with aphids and what to do to make this fight as effective as possible.
When an aphid has chosen one or another plant, it begins to actively draw useful juices from it and dry out the young growth. In addition, it causes significant harm - withered buds, twisted leaves, unripe fruits. Due to such massive attacks, the affected plant may not survive the winter period, and seasonal fruit and vegetable plantings may not bear any fruit at all. Only after finding insects on plants, you must immediately begin to exterminate them, otherwise the consequences can be very sad.
The peak of aphid activity usually occurs in the month of June. During this period, insects with wings appear, moving from plant to plant. It is necessary to inspect the upper part of the plants and the reverse side of the leaves, since it is in these places that the first groups of pests appear. Aphids secrete a sweetish substance - a pad, which ants adore. They transfer aphids to other plants, so the ants on the site also need to be disposed of, and do it better before fighting aphids using various chemicals.
Fighting aphids can be different. The main thing is that the funds are as effective as possible.
The mechanical way to get rid of aphids involves manually removing insects. You can also try to flush insect colonies with plants with a stream of cold water.
There is also a biological method for killing insatiable insects. Before fighting against aphids by means of chemistry, you can try to plant predator insects in the garden or in the garden, for which aphids are a real delicacy. Beneficial insects are naturally attracted to the garden. To do this, plant crops such as buckwheat, lovage, mustard, dandelion, violet in the garden or garden - these plants attract beneficial insects with their aroma.
Many gardeners are worried about how to deal with aphids on cucumbers. Colonies usually appear in July-August. The leaves of plants attacked by insects curl, and the ovaries and flowers fall. Colonies of insects can capture all plantings of cucumbers, and plants simply die. Insects such as ladybugs can help reduce aphids . Cows are attracted by dill and leaf mustard, which are best planted next to cucumber beds.
Those who are thinking about how to deal with aphids can be advised to treat the plants with infusion of wood ash with a little addition of ordinary laundry soap, tobacco infusion also helps.
Garlic and onion infusions also help cope with the aphid infestation. About seventy grams of garlic or onion must be finely ground and poured with a bucket of warm water. The resulting solution should be left for a day so that it is properly infused. After the expiration of the prescribed period, the infusion can process the plants.