How to get rid of spider mites: drugs and methods of struggle
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- Spider mite
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- Phyto farm from spider mite
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- Preparations for fighting spider mite
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- Soap solution from spider mite
Spider mite is a headache for garden and garden owners and a real threat to their pets. The presence of small sap-eating bugs, which live in huge colonies on vegetable and flower crops, often causes a decrease in yield.A large number of parasites can even lead to the death of plants. Not only garden and vegetable crops, but also indoor plants can be attacked by parasites. For their destruction created a lot of chemicals, but many of them have immunity in the parasites. How to deal with spider mites, and what means it is better to take depends on the culture itself and the degree of infection.
Little about the pest
It is quite difficult to get a spider mite. After all, it’s not always possible to notice a little bug or a bucket in the naked eye with a size of 0.2 to 1 mm, brown or greenish-gray, not to mention its eggs. But the size of the damage caused by the pest is quite impressive, as the spider mite feeds on the plant sap. Enzyme secreted from the salivary gland destroys plant cell chloroplasts. Why leaves begin to turn yellow, dry out and eventually fall off. As a result, the plants are stunted and sometimes even die.
Most often, bushes and deciduous trees are susceptible to pest attacks: ticks live on cherries, apples, plums. Often they live on conifers.Gourds, cotton, ornamental plants of greenhouses and open ground can also suffer from massive attacks of plant parasites. The favorite target of the pest are roses. From houseplants the spider mite is very fond of yucca and orchid, it is also found on ficus, cactus and lemon (decorative).
However, before looking for methods to combat the plant parasite, it is necessary to know which conditions favor its spread, and also at what temperature the spider mite dies. As a place of residence, arthropods pick up dry and warm places (the most comfortable for them is the air temperature above +27 degrees). With increasing humidity, they are depressed, so that the indoor flowers do not become a treat for the pest, they must be regularly sprayed.
On a note!
During its short life, and the red spider mite lives for about 45 days, the female lays more than one hundred eggs. Of which after a maximum of 5 days, young individuals are born. This fact should be taken into account in conjunction with the period of pest persecution.
How to get rid of Putinin mite
The fight against spider mites involves the use of chemicals and folk remedies. However, before applying them, it is necessary to carry out preparatory activities.
- After inspecting plants infected with spider mites. it is necessary to remove from them the yellowed leaves, shoots and flowers.
- Water procedures - the next stage of pest control. It is necessary to wipe all the leaves with soapy water or use a shower, washing the parasites with a stream of water.
- After drying, the leaves of the plant are treated with a chemical or folk remedy, the infected upper soil layer is replaced with a new one. The pot is treated with boiling water, and the flower is covered with a plastic bag for at least 2-3 hours.
- The window sill, glass and window frame must also be carefully treated.
Important!
Such control measures should be carried out in relation to all plants in the house and even to those on which the symptoms of infection are not detected. After all, the partial destruction of pests will not give a full result.
From spider mites, hibernating in the greenhouse, get rid of by fumigation, metal structures burn with a blowtorch.
Chemicals from spider mites
When choosing a remedy for spider mites, one should not forget that the pest is not an insect, as many people think, but an animal of the arachnid class. Therefore, insecticides such as Aktara will be ineffective in combating the plant parasite. Only acaricides and insecticoacaricides are capable of killing spider mites.
Fitoverm
An effectiveoacaricide based on aversectin, effective against various types of ticks and harmful insects. The drug enters the body by contact-intestinal pests, having a negative effect on the nervous system of plant parasites. What subsequently leads them to paralysis and death. Fitoverm is produced in ampoules of various sizes and bottles, from which the cost of the product varies (the price of an ampoule of 2 ml is within 15 rubles).
How to use:
- To prepare the working solution, you must mix the contents of the ampoule (2 ml) with water (1 l).
- The resulting composition is used for spraying plants indoors and outdoors.
The death of spider mites occurs within 6-8 hours after treatment.The residual effect of the agent lasts up to 3 weeks.
Actellic
It is a universal organophosphorus insectic acaricide, as an active ingredient in which pyrimiphos-methyl (a highly effective organophosphorus pesticide) acts. The toxic composition enters the body of spider mites by contact (in contact) or by the intestinal method (together with the absorbed sap of the plant). What causes the failure of various vital organs of plant parasites.
The disadvantages of funds include the development of acquired group resistance to the composition, which is produced in a systematic application. The working solution is prepared at the rate of 2 ml of poison per 2 liters of water, which is enough to treat an area of 10 square meters. The protective effect of the composition lasts up to 12 days from the moment of treatment. A vial of 2 ml costs about 35 rubles.
Feedback
Very effective remedy against spider mite! There is no need to invent anything and waste time on processing by various folk compositions: using the same washing powder or tooth powder to prepare a solution, which only part of the parasites is washed off,and from the remaining eggs grows new offspring. It is quite another matter Actellic - two treatments, and with the parasites over. Recommend.
Marina, Sochi
Malathion
Another insecticoacaricidal agent designed to combat spider mites, moths, bedbugs, and weevils in garden fruit and vegetable crops. Malathion is the active component, the amount of which is 50% of the total volume. Due to the high concentration of the toxin, the chemical has a quick effect on garden pests.
On a note!
However, the destruction of spider mite occurs only with the direct contact of the sprayed liquid on the parasite.
Spraying Carbofos in the garden is carried out in sunny calm weather and preferably in the morning or evening. The dosage is determined using the instructions, taking into account the area of treatment, the type of plant and the degree of its damage:
- for berry bushes, a solution is prepared at the rate of 75 g of poison in a bucket of water;
- for flower and ornamental shrubs, 60 g of product per 8 l of water, the same proportions used to combat spider mites in trees (cherries, cherries, plums);
- for processing peaches, apricots and nectarines, 10 liters of solution is necessary;
- Citrus is treated at the rate of 5 liters per tree, and the last treatment should be carried out no later than 50 days before harvesting.
The period of the protective action of Malathion 10-15 days, the speed of the drug for 3-4 hours. The price of a bottle is 30 g in the region of 30-40 rubles.
Feedback
I prefer the old time-tested drugs, so I use Karbofos for more than one season. Recommend.
Nikita, Kislovodsk
Important!
When spraying with insecticoacaricidal solutions, it is necessary to use personal protective equipment and follow elementary safety measures.
Preparations of the following brands also give a good effect in the fight against spider mites: Apollo, Karate, Neoron, Sunmite, Fufanon, Talstar and others.
Recipes from the people
Despite the effectiveness of chemicals, many gardeners and gardeners prefer to use folk remedies for spider mites, the main advantages of which are safety and accessibility.
Broths and infusions
Plant decoctions and infusions are widely used in pest control.
- Garlic (2 heads) is finely ground, poured with water (1 l), infused for 5 days in a dark place.The resulting infusion is filtered, add the same amount of water and used for spraying infected plants.
- It is good to deduce parasites with mustard, whose smell doesn’t like spider mites. 60 g of dry powder is diluted in 1 liter of water, infused for 3 days.
- Onion peel (100 g) is filled with water (5 l), infused for 5 days. After that, the infusion is filtered and used for the treatment of plants affected by a tick.
- Dry or fresh alder leaves (200 g) pour 2 liters of water, simmer for 30 minutes. After that, the decoction is infused for 12 hours, filtered and used for spraying.
- The leaves and roots of dandelion (100 g) pour hot water (1 l) and leave to infuse for 3 hours. Strained infusion is used in the same way.
Soap
An effective effect in the fight against spider mites gives a soap solution (20 g of soap per 1 liter of water). It is better to use ordinary household or green soap to prepare the solution. It is necessary to wash the leaves on both sides with a napkin moistened with soapy water, preventing the composition from getting to the roots of the plant.
For spraying flowers and garden plants, you can use sulfur tar tar (100 g of soap per 10 liters of water). The procedure is carried out 2-3 times a week.
Feedback
I think that poison for processing garden crops is not the best option. I use periodically soap and garlic solution. In the early stages of plant infection, nothing better is needed.
Vladislav, St. Petersburg
Hydrogen peroxide and potassium permanganate
To combat spider mite at home use a solution of hydrogen peroxide, which is prepared at the rate of 2 tbsp. l (3%) funds for 1 liter of water. Spraying is carried out once a week for a month, which allows eventually destroying the entire harmful family. For tillage using a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Ammonia
Ammonia has similar properties. The solution is prepared in a ratio of 1 tbsp. l 10 liters of water. The resulting composition is treated with leaves on both sides, which will not only remove the ticks, but also saturate the plant with nitrogen.
Feedback
Afraid spider mite cold water. It is necessary to put plants under a cold shower every day for a week and the parasites will no longer disturb them.
Alina, Smolensk
To prevent the spread of pests on room flowers or seedlings will help their regular inspection and compliance with the rules of their care: regular watering, timely weeding and feeding plants, as well as the use of folk remedies for the prevention.
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