How to treat strawberries from pests and diseases during flowering?

To obtain a rich crop of strawberries, it is necessary to carry out preventive work in time to prevent the appearance of diseases and pests.Especially this berry is vulnerable during flowering. That is why with particular attention it is necessary to treat this plant in this period and in time to take all necessary actions at the slightest signs of illness or pest.

Usually gardeners sprinkle strawberries and pest control before and after flowering. This is done in order to preserve the flowers that need careful handling, as well as not to scare away the insects that are actively pollinating the berry at this time. But only experienced gardeners understand that the flowering period is the most important and most sensitive for this plant.

At this time, strawberries are most often exposed to the following pests.

• Strawberry tick. From early spring begins to lay eggs under the cuttings of plants, feeding on cell sap. Due to the lack of nutrients, the plant gradually begins to fade - the leaves become wrinkled, their surface becomes covered with a moist unpleasant coating. The pest is dangerous for the berries so that the future harvest may be rare and very small.

• Spider mite The pest is actively entangling the leaves and plant stems with a spider web, because of which they gradually dry out and become yellow or gray. Berry can die, depriving the owner of the crop.

• Strawberry Nematode. Small worms begin to eat the sap of the plant, which is why the strawberries slowly begin to die, losing their vitality. The leaves curl around the edges, and the stems and cuttings become weak, dry and brittle.

• Aphid. Tightly sticks to the cuttings of the plant, eating and breeding on it. The crop becomes small and deformed.

Also, it is often necessary to process strawberries during flowering from the following diseases.

• Late blight. At the edges of the leaves appear gray spots, and the cuttings become brown. Infected areas gradually increase, being transferred to the surrounding leaves and other plants. A neglected disease absorbs and kills the plant.
• Brown leaf spot. The disease infects the leaves from the edge, gradually spreading over the whole leaf. First, the affected area becomes brown, then it becomes dry and dies off.
• Mealy dew. The disease very quickly affects the culture. Its first signs of infection are leaf curling and a purple or white bloom on them. Pollination of such plants is difficult, because of what the berries become ugly, and also acquire an unappetizing smell.

Strawberries need careful care and timely prevention. If this is not done, it becomes most vulnerable to the negative impact of the environment on it.

To stop the development of the disease or pests, you can use the following methods.

• Boric acid. Suitable for combating common diseases for strawberries, and is also often used as an additional feeding method. With a weak solution, the bush is treated and the area next to it several times a week until the problem is resolved. Suitable for the initial stage of development of diseases and the spread of unfriendly insects.
• "Malathion" and "Ovary". Preparations gently affect the plant system and help to cope with pests. They differ in that they can be used during pollination, make the culture resistant to re-infection, and also strengthen its ovaries.
• "Acrofit". Popular, and most importantly - safe for the blooming berries, a cure for pests, which quickly infects insects, while accelerating the growth of the culture.

In advanced cases, when leaving is useless, it is recommended to dig up a bush along with the root system and neighboring affected crops, removing the plant from the site or burning it. Thus, it is possible to stop the development of the disease and its spread.

Strawberry processing technology during flowering awaits you in the video below.