Aphids can become a real problem for gardeners, as this small insect can quickly infect plants and cause serious damage to crops. Along with chemicals that many gardeners avoid using for fear of possible harm to plants, there are other effective ways to control the pest.
As agronomist Irina Semenova said, one of these methods is the use of tobacco infusion. Tobacco dust (you can cook it yourself or buy ready-made powder in the store) is diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 2. The resulting solution is settled for a day, then filtered and again diluted with water in a ratio of 1:1. The resulting mixture should be sprayed with plants from a spray bottle.
You can prepare an effective onion infusion: pour 35-40 grams of chopped onion heads with a liter of water and let stand for about five hours. After that, you need to add 5-6 grams of laundry soap, and then strain and process the plants.
Another folk way to deal with aphids is the use of red hot peppers. To do this, grate 50 grams of pepper, add 200 grams of water, boil and boil for half an hour over low heat. Plants should be wiped with a filtered solution.
Alcohol is also effective in controlling garden pests. To do this, wipe the leaves of plants with it. This method works instantly.
When fighting aphids, it is important to simultaneously fight the ants that protect and distribute it. For example – using a trap from a plastic bottle on a tree. The bottle should be cut off the top and bottom, and in the form of a cone, put it on a trunk (at a convenient height). The joint, placed slightly overlapping, should be stapled or sealed with adhesive tape, and the upper part tightly tied to the trunk. From the inside, the cone was thickly smeared with petroleum jelly. For the ants, this will become an insurmountable obstacle. You can read about other ways to deal with ants here.
Source: Rosbalt
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