Diseases and pests of strawberries bring a lot of trouble, and hard work is hard work. Sometimes even experienced gardeners cannot immediately figure out what caused the death of the plant. This article will talk about the main, most common diseases and pests that affect strawberry bushes.
Main pests
Multiple adverse factors affect garden plants. Diseases and pests of strawberries not only reduce the yield, but also lead to the death of bushes.
Raspberry-strawberry weevil is a danger to the buds of the plant. These pests hide for the winter under fallen leaves and lumps of earth. Beetles lay their eggs directly in the strawberry buds, a peduncle injury leads to its dropping, but the larvae continue to develop normally, and by the beginning of June young beetles appear. Another harmful insect is the strawberry tick. Its dimensions are so small that you can see the tick only under a microscope. To determine the infection of strawberries with this pest allow affected leaves of plants. Adult sheets begin to wrinkle, and young ones turn yellow. Infected plants become small, bearing fruit very low. The most favorable for the propagation of strawberry mites is wet and damp weather.
Invisible worm-shaped nematodes severely damage strawberry bushes. These include pests such as strawberry and stem nematodes. Affected plants look small and underdeveloped, leaves become shriveled, pimples form on their surface. Millipedes, snails and slugs are harmful to berries, especially they are active in shady and humid places. In the autumn period, beds should be processed to avoid pests in the next season. Under the influence of various factors, strawberries begin to die. Diseases and pests (a photo will help to recognize signs of wilting bushes) can cause significant damage if measures are not taken in time. In case of early detection of lesions, all plants should be treated to prevent mass infection.
Strawberry diseases
Diseases and pests of strawberries can destroy entire beds of plants, so it is necessary to carry out various preventive measures, constantly inspect the bushes, change the place of planting. The most common diseases of strawberries include late blight, which first leads to necrosis of the edges of the leaves, then the leaves and petioles turn brown, as a result, the plant completely dies. To avoid the occurrence of late blight of the bushes, beds should be changed every three to four years. For planting, it is necessary to use only healthy material, and for prophylaxis, before planting, moisten the plant roots with special biological products. Gray rot is a dangerous disease for the plant. This fungal disease can destroy up to 80% of the fruits. If the leaves begin to curl with a boat and powdery coating appears, this is a sign of powdery mildew on strawberries. Diseases and pests of strawberries will not bother if regular processing of not only plants, but also soil is carried out.