Wasps love grapes, a large number of these striped robbers can do considerable harm to the crop. Wasps are gourmets, this insect will never touch an unripe or sour berry, but only sweet grapes with a thin skin. Of course, people try to somehow deal with the pest, but this either does not bring the proper result, or requires considerable investments. But you can’t fight wasps.
How to protect grapes from wasps
Most often, traps from ordinary plastic bottles are made to fight wasps . To do this, cut off the neck and insert it into the same bottle upside down. A sweet bait with an insecticide is poured into it, and the wasps get inside through the funnel, and can no longer get out. Such traps need to be cleaned often, but it is not very safe and convenient.
Let's consider some effective methods of how to protect grapes from wasps :
- We need to do vineyard prophylaxis. Indeed, in a healthy vineyard to maintain cleanliness and order is easier. In spring, while there are no leaves, each vine should be examined carefully. If there are wasp honeycombs, they can be easily destroyed. And just trim each branch obliquely.
- Such pruning will make the vine grow in the right direction, the clusters will be healthy and full, and the bush will not become too thick.
- How to spray grapes from wasps? To do this, you can make a sweet syrup and add a special insecticide to it. It is not necessary to spray grapes with such poison, but weeds growing nearby. The syrup adheres perfectly to any plant and attracts insects.
- Another simple and effective way to protect grapes from wasps is to make fruit baits. Set in the vineyard a lot of cans in which put pieces of ripe melon, pear, watermelon, plum, all treated with the same insecticide. However, traps should be positioned so that they do not fall into the hands of children. It is necessary to hide poisonous fruits from birds.
- You can make a trap using non-drying glue Alt. To do this, spread a piece of linoleum. Several grapes are crushed there, and everything is ready. Acts the same as flypaper.
- How to scare away wasps from grapes? To do this, you can use the "Liquid Smoke", which is used for smoking fish or meat. The self-preservation instinct makes both animals and insects escape from the smell of smoke.
- The most laborious, but effective method of dealing with wasps is tying each brush with gauze or a bag specially made for this purpose. It should be borne in mind that the cluster will grow.
- How to protect grapes from wasps forever? A very popular method of controlling insects is the destruction of their nests. Finding insect houses is easier in the morning, because then the wasps fly away in search of food. They return back in the evening, so they should destroy the nests at night, when the whole family is assembled. You need to dress before the "operation" so that every part of the body is closed, even glasses should be worn on the eyes. Cover the flashlight with a red rag; wasps do not see the red color. It is necessary to spray the insecticide exactly into the nest, so as not to get on the bunch of berries. Use smoke bombs effectively . Smoke wasps will fall on the grass, they will just crush their feet. When the insects are destroyed, it is necessary to remove their nest.