Garlic pests: how to resist them, general control measures, prevention of pests
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At first glance, it may seem that garlic does not have pests and diseases. Very often, garlic infusions are used as a prophylaxis against fungi and harmful insects. But you are deeply mistaken, garlic also needs protection. The main enemies of garlic are mites. They spoil arrows and garlic heads. Scientists count more than a hundred insects that can be called garlic pests. More than ten types of insects are found everywhere. Later in the article we will talk about what pests of garlic exist and how to deal with them.
Garlic pests: a description of the species and how to deal with them
Garlic pests are dangerous because they gnaw the cloves and leaves. Plants die very quickly without giving a full harvest. Also, pests carry a lot of varieties of fungi and diseases. The development of viruses in the garden significantly complicates the care of garlic. In some cases, chemicals have to be used, which can be extremely unfavorable for human health.
Garlic pests: fighting thrips
Pests of garlic Thrips: photos
Thrips is a microscopic insect, yellow-brown in color. It is extremely difficult to see this insect; it is best to use a magnifying glass when examining the garlic beds. Thrips lays their eggs on garlic feathers. After 10 - 14, larvae hatch, which feed on soft and young shoots of the plant. Gradually, the larvae spread to the inflorescences. The plant weakens, stops growing and the garlic dies. You can notice this beetle with a massive defeat of the garden, but you should not wait until the traps spreads around everything, since there is a risk of being left without a crop. If you follow agricultural techniques, alternate the planting sites of garlic and process the seeds before sowing, then the invasion of traps will not threaten you. Try to plant the garlic close to the carrot bed, these insects do not tolerate its smell. If you find thrips in mol quantities, then you should treat the bed with celandine infusion. I advise you to use chemistry only in the most difficult and advanced cases.
Onion moth
Pest of garlic onion moth: photo
This garlic pest is a medium sized butterfly that roams at night. The color of the onion moth is light gray or whitish. The moth lays clutches on the leaves. After 10 days, small green caterpillars hatch from their eggs. It is quite simple to understand that they are hosting the sector. The caterpillar leaves a slimy light trail and brown spots on the foliage. Leaves wither and die. The growth of the plant slows down, the heads stop forming. You need to deal with moths in the same way as with an onion fly.
The onion fly looks exactly like a regular fly, only smaller. In mid-May, when the time for flowering fruit trees comes, the fly begins to lay its clutches. Clacks are found on the lower leaves of plants or on the ground. After seven of them, larvae hatch from the eggs. The larvae quickly move to garlic cloves and destroy them. No heads remain. Three generations of onion fly hatch in one season. To scare off an onion fly, the same techniques are suitable as when a food is attacked on garlic beds. But there are other folk remedies that are not to the taste of this pest. The fly is very afraid of a mixture of tobacco, ash and pepper. Sprinkle the garden with this powder, and then gently loosen the soil.At the beginning of June, we thoroughly spill the bed with salt dissolved in water, water it carefully, without dropping it on the leaves. If the larvae are ubiquitous, then it is time to apply chemistry.
Garlic nematode pests
Pests of garlic nematodes: photo
Small worms that feed on plant juices. These are perhaps the most dangerous pests for garlic crops. Nematodes live in the soil, it is very difficult to detect them, often gardeners detect the presence of these worms when the garden bed cannot be saved. This pest is able to deal with all heads in a short time. You can understand that garlic is susceptible to the attack of the worm by the brown spots and deformed leaves. Nematodes are very hardy and can live in the ground for three years, eating absolutely nothing. As soon as you detect the presence of nematodes in the garden, start fighting immediately. These worms are very afraid of calendula and tobacco decoctions. With this infusion, you need to process both the leaves and the soil. After the remnants of the crop have been collected, the plant residues should be well removed and the soil should be dug up. Garlic should not be planted in this place for more than 5 years. Before the next planting of garlic, the soil must be treated with formalin. It is also very important to process the garlic cloves before sowing. I soak the garlic in a manganese solution for about a day.
We remove the garlic mite
This pest of garlic is able to manifest itself only after the harvest is harvested. The mite is very small and practically has no color, you can understand that it has affected the crop by the brown spots on the garlic head. A thorough examination of the teeth and careful processing will help prevent the appearance of this pest. If this attack has spread to the entire crop, then pesticides should be used, other methods are not effective.
Fighting root mites
Pest of garlic root mite: photo
This pest of garlic is slightly larger than its relative, but also practically has no color, most often it lives in the soil. It feeds on cloves of garlic, eats them almost to dust. The mite loves high temperatures and high humidity. You can fight it with the same methods as with a garlic mite. But the most effective method against this pest is sulfur.
Garlic Pests: Insidious Aphid
Aphids are the most common and omnivorous pest. Aphids settle on young leaves and feed on plant juices, gradually aphids form colonies. You need to deal with it regularly, since aphids do not give offspring for the entire garden season. To get rid of the aphid invasion will help tobacco dust, ash, mustard. If aphids are common throughout the garden area, you should resort to the help of drugs.
Gluttonous weevils
A beetle with a proboscis, which begins its activity as soon as the snow melts. The female lays clutches on the leaves, as soon as the larvae appear, they begin to devour the plant. You can understand that plants have been attacked by a weevil by whitish stripes and yellow leaves. There is no prophylaxis against the weevil; agricultural techniques must be carefully observed. Do not thicken the bed, carry out frequent weeding. A powder of black ground pepper and ash can scare off the weevil.
Garlic pest prevention and control measures
Preventive measures:
- alternate planting crops regularly;
- destroy all plant residues, dig up and disinfect the soil;
- regular weeding;
- feed strictly according to the schedule;
- remove weak and infested plants.
Carrots sown in the immediate vicinity of garlic will scare away unexpected guests well. Also, pests of garlic do not tolerate marigolds, mint, coriander, basil and other plants with a pungent odor.
