Gooseberry pests and how to deal with them

Gooseberry pests: sawfly

Gooseberry pests: sawfly

The caterpillar of this pest can eat the leaves right up to the veins. An adult specimen of the larva, up to ten millimeters in length, hibernates in a dense cocoon woven from a web. They choose a place for wintering in the soil near the bush, at a depth of up to one hundred and fifty millimeters. With the arrival of the spring period, pupation occurs, that is, at the time when the foliage begins to bloom, the larvae transform into butterflies, and immediately lay eggs on the lower part of the leaf, along the veins. One insect can lay up to one hundred and forty eggs. And after ten to eleven days, new larvae will appear. Their bodies are green and their heads are brown. In one summer period, an insect can breed two to three generations.

The sawfly can be destroyed by the same means as fireflies, gall midges and aphids are destroyed.

To eliminate the first generation of caterpillars, spraying must be carried out even before the inflorescences form.

To destroy the second generation of caterpillars, spraying should be done immediately after flowering.

If after harvesting, you find the larvae again, then you need to re-process.

You can manually collect the larvae from the bush. It is necessary to carry out a deep digging of the soil

Timely loosen the soil under the bushes. The foliage that has flown around must be collected and burned.

Gooseberry pests: moth

This insect is very dangerous for gooseberries. Those fruits that it hits begin to ripen quickly, and then dry out, and you can also see cobwebs on them. Fire butterflies, in their wingspan, can be up to thirty millimeters long. From the foreground, the wings are darkish with stripes across, as well as with brown spots. On the back, the wings are lighter. Caterpillars of this insect can grow up to twenty millimeters. And the bodies are colored green, and the head is black. They spend the winter time in spider cocoons, practically on the surface of the ground near the bush. With the arrival of the spring period, the pupation of the butterfly occurs, and immediately the laying of eggs in the inflorescences of the bush. After a while, the larvae appear, they begin to crawl into the ovary and eat them. Only one such insect can spoil up to six gooseberry berries by braiding the berries into a thin web. With the arrival of the autumn period, they go to the ground for wintering.

The methods of struggle are not very complicated.

It is very important to remove and burn spider nests from the culture in a timely manner.

After the gooseberry stops blooming, you need to spray with the help of drugs such as:

1) an earbud;

2) karbofos;

3) etaphos;

4) actellic.

In fact, by the same means that they carry out prevention against mosaic.

If last year there was an epidemic of a pest infestation, then this year it is necessary to spray before the flowering period. Such spraying can be carried out together with measures to combat anthracnose and other pathologies.

Sprout aphid

Such aphids primarily affect the young leaf plates of the plant. If there are too many aphids, then the foliage will experience:

1) twisting;

2) desiccation;

3) subsidence.

If the aphid affects a young shoot, then it deforms, begins to grow poorly, or generally washes to stop developing.

Spraying should be carried out in the spring even before the buds bloom. If you treat plants for the prevention of anthractosis, then it will help in the fight against aphids. These drugs work well:

1) karbofos;

2) actellik;

3) hostaquick;

4) vofatox.

Also, for example, you can spray with a soapy solution. To do this, you need: grate three hundred grams of household or baby soap on a fine grater and mix with ten to twelve liters of clean water. Experienced gardeners also recommend using white mustard powder in the fight against aphids. Also in a specialized store you can buy hunting insects that destroy aphids. When the aphids are destroyed, they will die for lack of food.

Moth

The caterpillars of this pest eat up the leaf so that only veins remain of it. But even in them, they can make holes. The wingspan of such a butterfly is up to fifty millimeters. Eggs are laid on the lower part of the leaf plate, in the first or second month of the summer period.

To destroy this pest, you can use the same drugs that are destroyed: 1) aphids;

2) gall midge;

3) fire.

To destroy the first generation of the pest, you need to spray before the buds and inflorescences begin to bloom.

To destroy the second generation of the pest, you need to spray when the plant has already faded.

If, after you have harvested, you find more larvae, then you need to carry out another spraying procedure.

You can collect the larvae of the pest by hand.

Gooseberry pests: spider mite

This pest chooses the reverse side of the platinum sheet as its habitat, at the same time weaving a small web on it. Initially, the place of its bite looks like small whitish dots, but over time, the entire leaf plate may also become discolored. After a certain period of time, the affected foliage falls off. The bush that has been attacked by a spider mite becomes less productive and resistant to frost.

The methods of dealing with this parasite are not complicated.

In the spring, at a time when the buds are just beginning to bloom, that is, the laying of eggs has not yet been produced, you need to process the bush. This can be done with:

1) cydial;

2) antio;

3) zolone;

4) karbofos;

5) colloidal sulfur;

6) metaphos;

7) tedion;

8) vofatos;

9) phosphamide.

It is very important to remember that preparations in which sulfur is in the lead can burn leaf plates if the wrong concentration is chosen.

Conclusion

The appearance of a variety of diseases and insect pests can never be felt if you properly care for the crop and provide it with comfortable conditions. And also take preventive measures in a timely manner. Surround your plant with love and care, and in return it will bring you a bountiful and tasty harvest.