Every gardener knows how difficult it is to grow good strawberries, and how hard it is when the plant starts to get sick or is exposed to various pests. Out of ignorance, you can not immediately determine that the plant is sick, what exactly it is sick with, and, as a result, lose such a precious crop. Let's look at what are the main strawberry pests and how to deal with them.
One of the most dangerous fungal diseases is gray rot. It appears on strawberries in the form of brown soft spots. The spots begin to gradually rot, as a result, the berry rots completely. To avoid infection of he althy berries, damaged fruits must be removed from the site immediately, as the wind can spread the spores around the site. To prevent the disease, strawberries must be treated with copper chloride 2 times: before flowering and after harvesting the last crop from the garden. Dosage - approximately 1 tablespoon per ten-liter bucket of water.
Another disease is strawberry spotting. The spots are white, brown and brown. Appear in summer or autumn. The disease affects strawberry leaves. They start to grow and fall off. The means of combating this disease are the same as for gray rot.
When powdery mildew disease occurs, strawberry leaves and fruits become coated and rot. To combat the disease, the leaves can be treated with potassium permanganate or sulfaride (spraying is done in spring and autumn at a rate of 2 tablespoons per bucket of water).
Strawberry pests such as centipedes, slugs and snails appear in damp areas with humus soils. They directly damage the fruits of the plant. To combat them, metaldehyde in granules is used. Processing is carried out after picking berries in places of special accumulation of parasites (5 grams per square meter).
Strawberry transparent mites are very dangerous strawberry pests. The photo below illustrates the appearance of this parasite. Places of congestion of mites are tendrils of young strawberry leaves. Ticks suck the juice from young leaves, as a result of which the bushes become stunted, and the berries are very small.
A spider mite has a similar effect on strawberries, only in this case the leaves become covered with a characteristic cobweb, turn yellow and dry out. Weevils, strawberry beetles, whiteflies and other strawberry pests can also ruin your crop. To protect against parasites, the leaves must be treated with karbofos at the rate of 3 tablespoons per ten-liter bucket of warm water. Spraying is done after the last harvest of berries. sprinkledthe area is tightly covered with a film for 3 hours.
Strawberry pest control is one of the most important ingredients for a good harvest. Therefore, do not forget about the general processing of strawberries from pests. It is held towards the end of September for the prevention of diseases next year. It is carried out in this way: 2 tablespoons of wood ash, liquid soap and vinegar are diluted in a bucket of warm water, and 3 tablespoons of burnt vegetable oil are added. The resulting solution is thoroughly stirred, filtered and sprayed on the soil, as well as strawberry bushes. Remember, if you follow all the indicated care and cultivation measures, then you will not be afraid of any strawberry pests.
