How to save currant bushes from the invasion of aphids and diseases. Processing in June

In many summer cottages, you can find bushes of black and red currants. To get a good harvest, you need to take care of the plants, in particular, to fight pests and diseases.

One of the dangerous pests on currants is aphids. It can often be seen on the leaves after flowering berry bushes in the form of a black bloom.. It is the ants that breed and carry the aphids to the plants. It is very important to get rid of this pest in a timely manner.

If aphids are a little on the bushes

During flowering, insecticides should not be used, otherwise pollinating insects will suffer. If there are not many aphids on the bushes, then in this case you can do without chemical, aggressive agents and use soap and ash solutions, garlic and onion infusions, mixtures of some herbs (wormwood, tansy) with an unpleasant odor for aphids.

When there are a lot of aphids on currants

With a large defeat of currant bushes, folk remedies will be ineffective, so you have to use chemistry. The following drugs have proven themselves well: Decis, Aktara, Iskra, Fufanon, Karate. The waiting period is 3 weeks. Only after this time can you eat the berry and harvest.

What can help with ants

But protection against aphids should be comprehensive, including the need to fight ants. The drug "Anteater" will help you with this, which must be applied locally, directly on the nests of ants. Wood ash also helps from these insects, which needs to be sprinkled on the trunk circles of shrubs. It has an effect only in a dry state; when wet, it is no longer considered effective.

Do I need to cut the affected branches

If some currant branches look badly damaged, then it is better to cut them off with pruning shears. The activity of aphids can also lead to curvature of the branches and contribute to their drying out.

Diseases of the currant

Powdery mildew, various spots, rust, anthracnose are found on this berry bush. Along with protection from pests, it is necessary to carry out preventive treatment against diseases on currants. The most effective will be the following drugs: Topaz, Horus, Raek, Hom. You can prepare a tank mixture that will protect against diseases and pests.

With proper care, currants will reward you with a good harvest of berries.

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