How to get rid of aphids on beets
Beetroot is an unpretentious crop, with minimal care can give a good harvest. But such pests as aphidcause significant damage to the culture. The plant weakens, is subject to disease, growth stops. Young seedlings aphid destroys completely. How to deal with aphids on beets, to solve the question of every gardener.
Methods of struggle
Modern insecticide market offers a wide selection of quality products.It is possible to get rid of aphids in beets for 1 treatment. Active substances are absorbed by plant tissues, creating protection for 20 or more days.
Important!
The basic rule is to sprinkle beets last 20 days before harvesting.
Beet aphid appears in early April, but mass reproduction can occur during any period of crop vegetation. With an already formed root crop, it is more expedient to use biological products. Means act at the expense of products of vital activity of microorganisms. Aphids are poisoned gradually, causing asphyxia. It is allowed to eat vegetable 5 days after spraying.
Folk remedies for aphids on beets are used at any stage of growth of culture. Getting ready homemade preparations on the basis of substances with a pungent smell, soap, herbal tinctures. Frequency of application is unlimited. Efficiency depends on weather conditions, the degree of infection of beets.
Agrotechnical countermeasures, they are also preventive, include respect for crop rotation, deep digging of the soil after harvest, before planting seeds, changing the location of the beds.
Signs of defeat
Aphids on beet leaves are located in the lower part of the plate, on the stems. Hiding from direct sunlight. Stop the reproduction of pests can torrential rains, cold weather. In other cases, beet aphids multiply rapidly - for the season to 20 generations.
Wingless black aphid on beetroot is present until the end of July. Then winged individuals are born that can migrate to different crops in the garden. After the mating season, eggs are laid in trees, shrubs, and weeds. In the spring they come back to the beds with beets.
On a note!
Aphids on beet leaves form numerous colonies. All individuals feed on plant juices. As a result, the sheets curl, deform, turn yellow, fall off. On the reverse side, with a thorough examination, black small bugs are visible with a size of not more than 3 mm.
Pest Controls
Than to process beets from aphids, special difficulties do not arise. You can use any systemic insecticide. Poisonous drugs help to remove the lamb instantly, protect from insect invasion for another 30 days.
Important!
Processing beet insecticides carried out in dry windless weather.During work rubber gloves should be used, a protective suit so that the solution does not get on the skin.
When choosing an effective remedy for aphids, you should pay attention to such drugs:
- drug Spark;
- Aktara remedy;
- Actellic;
- tanrek drug;
- Calypso;
- Marshal;
- Commander
Biologics are not so fast. The effect has to wait a few days, are derived from the beets for 14 days. It is necessary to carry out the treatment several times during the struggle at intervals of 14 days, then once a month for prevention.
Means from aphids on beet based on biologically active components:
- Arrow;
- Bio spark;
- Inta-Vir;
- Jaguar;
- Envidore
Spraying of the green part of the beet is carried out using a garden spray bottle, spray bottle, watering can with a wide tip.
Folk remedies
You can remove aphids from beet beds with safe folk remedies:
- in 1 liter of water dilute 200 g laundry soap grated previously on a coarse grater, add 9 liters of water;
- to mix baking sodasalt, soap base;
- in a bucket of water dilute 50 ml liquid ammonia, add to 10 liters of water, 200 ml table vinegar, 100 g of soap;
- chop celandine, pour cold water, leave to infuse for a day, put on the stove, boil an hour, add a soap base;
On a note!
Instead of celandine, tomato, potato, wormwood, tansy are also used.
- mince 200 g of horseradish through a meat grinder, insist in a sealed container for 3 days, strain, add soap;
- mix spices - cinnamon, coriander, mustard, pepper, pour 10 liters of water, add soap;
- dissolve 200 g in water wood ash, 100 g of soap, mix thoroughly. Instead of ash, use tobacco powder, tobacco, dry ingredients are scattered between the rows on a beet bed;
- Pour onion peel with water, boil for 20 minutes, insist for 24 hours, strain, add laundry soap.
The fight against aphids folk remedies is carried out at any stage of the growing season beets. Before eating vegetables enough to wash under running water, peel the skin.
Beetroot is an extremely stable culture, but can be significantly affected by the aphid invasion. Take care of the purity of the land should be in advance.