How to get rid of caterpillars in the garden

Caterpillars are insect pests that are in the larvae stage and are capable of causing irreparable damage to garden crops. Especially future butterflies attract plantations with fleshy leaves. Vegetable parasites suck their nourishing juice, resulting in shrinking and twisting of green mass.Only timely control of the tracks will help to correct the situation and preserve the long-awaited harvest.

How to deal with caterpillars

Caterpillars can attack a variety of plants. In the treatment of caterpillars may need:

• Apple tree;
• pear;
• currant;
• cabbage;
• Strawberry;
• raspberries;
• gooseberry;
• viburnum;
• roses other.

The fight against caterpillars is a combination of preventive and extermination measures. Scare off and destroy the parasites can be using:

• mechanical stress;
• through the use of chemicals;
• by attracting natural enemies;
• the use of folk remedies.

Mechanical impact

Mechanical impact is the easiest available and safe method of control, including not only dropping pests from trees and collecting manually, but also removing overwintered nests and egg-laying. Manually collecting the caterpillars must be done with protective gloves, as many the larvae have bristlesprotecting them from enemies.

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Butterfly larvae can also be affected by trapping belts, which are placed on a tree trunk to protect its crown.No less effective and traps in the form of cans, which are filled with fragrant baiting liquids.

However, carrying out such manipulations will have a positive effect with a minor contamination of trees or other plantations with caterpillars. If there are already too many insects, the fight against caterpillars in the garden will not give proper results. This method is not suitable for tall trees.

Biological method

Biological methods of fighting caterpillars

When caterpillars appear on trees, you can also use a biological method to kill pests. He is to attract natural enemies. These are predatory insects (spiders or mites) and birds (swifts, swallows, tits). For this, in early spring, feeding troughs, birdhouses, etc. are hung out on trees. In the summer period, it is impractical to install such devices.

The biological method of control is the use of bacteriological preparations (Bitoxibacillin or Lepidotsida), which, if ingested by the larvae of the butterfly, cause their death.

Important!

The disadvantage of such funds is the need to spray the trees repeatedly.Moreover, the composition does not have a negative impact on beneficial insects, and therefore, it can be used as a preventive measure. In addition, this kind of means "active" at a temperature of at least 18 degrees.

Use of chemicals

Caterpillar Chemicals

Insecticide-based chemicals are most effective in combating the voracious butterfly larvae. It is possible to poison the caterpillars on the plot with the help of the following preparations:

• Iskra and Karate;
• Aktara and Taran;
• Inta-Vir and Fufanon;
• Rovikurt and Karbofos;
• Lightning and Fas.

When used correctly, the poison from the caterpillars is able to destroy a large number of pests. However, with constant use, the poison is addictive in parasites. In this connection, the use of the same means of caterpillars is constantly impractical.

Important!

The use of chemicals may cause intoxication of the human body after consuming the processed fruits, therefore it is necessary to strictly adhere to the manufacturer's recommendations. The fight against caterpillars on flowers through the use of pesticides is carried out only in cases of the most advanced stage of infection.

How to get rid of the tracks with the help of folk remedies

Folk caterpillar destruction methods

Many gardeners try to use folk remedies for caterpillars on fruit trees due to the fact that they are safer.

• Elderberry red. Caterpillars pests do not tolerate the smell of elderberry. It is enough to cook the decoction using the stems and leaves of the tree. 200 g of crushed raw materials pour 10 liters of boiling water. At the end of the day the mixture is filtered. For better fixation of the infusion with the surface of the sheet, laundry soap (40 g) rubbed onto a large grater is added to it. The resulting composition is used for spraying the trees before and after flowering.
• Helen black. No less effective effect on voracious pests and broth from the black henbane. For its preparation it is necessary to chop 2.5 kg of branches and leaves of the tree, filling them with a small amount of water. The mixture is boiled for half an hour. The resulting volume is adjusted to 10 liters, turning off the fire after boiling the mixture. Broth insist for 12 hours, filter and add soap by analogy. Ready decoction is necessary to spray the tree infected with insects.
• Red pepper. To get rid of black caterpillar urticaria in the garden will help red pepper, or rather the tincture of it. 1 kg of raw material is poured 10 liters of water and boiled for an hour, then insist for a day. The concentrate is stored in the refrigerator. Before treating them with plants, the composition is diluted with water in a ratio of 12 g of infusion per 10 liters of water. To increase the fixing properties of the composition add 40 g of soap.
• Vinegar. Process the flowers affected butterfly larvae, can and vinegar solution. It is prepared at the rate of 200 g of vinegar per 10 liters of water.
• Onion and garlic. I do not like the pests and aroma of plants rich in essential oils. These include garlic, onion and coriander. It is enough to plant such plantings among vegetable beds and insects will not damage the culture.
• Tobacco. Tobacco can also protect the tree crown from caterpillars. 100 g of tobacco is poured over 1 liter of water and infused for 24 hours. After this time, the mixture is filtered and 40 g of liquid soap is added to it. The finished solution is used for its intended purpose.
• Pepperminder Effective in the fight against plant parasites and decoction of pepper mountaineer. To prepare it, use the shoots of a flowering plant.2 kg of chopped stems pour 10 liters of boiling water and infuse in a closed container during the day. Strained infusion is used for spraying horticultural crops.
• Pharmaceutical camomile. An infusion of chamomile inflorescences has similar properties. 10 kg of water will require 1 kg of chamomile flowers. The mixture is brought to a boil and infused for 12 hours. Before using the concentrate filter and diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 3. To enhance the locking action for every 10 liters of the finished solution, add 40 g of a soap grated on a coarse grater.
• Tomato plant Tomato tops are very popular in the fight against various harmful insects, it is also effective against crawling leaf rodents. The bucket is filled with lightly dried raw materials and filled to the top with water. The mixture is boiled for an hour, then filtered and diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 5. The resulting solution is used for spraying infected cultures.
• Fumigation. Good effect in fighting various types of tracks gives fumigation of fruit trees with smoke. In a heat-resistant vessel put hot coals, which are sprinkled with a mixture of resin and sulfur (the ingredients are taken in a 1: 2 ratio). To kill the pests, it is enough to fumigate the trees in their lower part.

On a note!

To achieve the maximum effect, it is necessary to fight pests with the method of fumigation only in calm weather.

When the butterfly crawling larvae appear on the plant, one cannot waste time, because thousands of harmful individuals live in the nests, which can destroy leaves and young shoots. It should immediately treat the affected trees and bushes with one or another folk remedy.