How to deal with firestorm on currants?

What kind of pests do not like to eat delicious currants in the garden and in the garden.One of the most difficult to remove insects is the firebite, which is very difficult to fight at home. A moth is a mole, in itself it is not dangerous, but its young of caterpillars even harms currant bushes and other plants in the garden. The issue of combating firefighting is not topical for the first year, because if you do not hatch this insect, you can be left without a high and high-quality crop. Before you take up a serious fight against the pest, you should learn a lot of nuances about this. In addition, it is recommended to get acquainted with the advice of experts on this issue.

To know how and with whom you need to fight correctly, you need to learn the basic description of the moth. This is very important, as aphids, whiteflies and mites also attack currants. And the enemy must be distinguished and known in person. Moths include a whole family of insects, but, as a rule, it is gooseberry moths that attack currant bushes.

Insect is considered very unpretentious, lives in many parts of our country, especially often found in the middle belt, but sometimes in the north.

Adult butterflies are not dangerous for plants, but if they are seen on currants, then this certainly indicates that the mature individual has laid eggs. The size of the wings and calf butterflies often not more than two or three centimeters. Individuals have antennae, front wings have a darkish brown tint. Hind wings are bordered with dark fringe, the head is covered with peculiar scales.

The larvae of the moths, which are caterpillars, bear great harm to currant bushes. The length of their bodies is from 7 to 14 mm, the newly born caterpillars have a yellowish tint, slightly older are green, the head is rich black, and there are specks in the form of rings on the body.

Pupae of brown moth, have peculiar spikes. They winter well, but practically do not survive, if gardeners carry out a complex of agrotechnical measures, which includes digging up the soil, hilling bushes and mulching plants.

In order to remove the annoying fireman from his garden once and for all, it is very important to find out some information about the stages of its growth and development. Basically, the mass departure of insects occurs around the second half of May, butterflies are most often active in the evening when they lay eggs.

If a large cobweb suddenly appears on the bushes, this should be especially alarming, since it is this feature that often indicates that the plant has been attacked by a fire bug.

It is equally important to examine the berries of the currant, on which holes eaten by caterpillars can be seen. As a rule, with careful inspection, the green caterpillar can be detected very quickly. In addition, if the bush has a mass of dried berries that have changed color, this can also be an alarm bell.

According to estimates of gardeners and gardeners, if you do not timely detect the tracks of the moth and do not take appropriate measures, you can completely remain without a crop, and not for one season.

Only one individual can kill up to 20 berries, and if there are a lot of them, the shrub will probably disappear, infecting the neighboring plants.

To date, get rid of the pest in many different ways. You can use chemicals, and biological, and homemade herbs with decoction. The latter are more likely to be prevention only.

We list what is recommended as a preventive measure.

• In the autumn season to do a deep soil digging.Thanks to these procedures, the larvae of various insects simply do not survive, and this means that nothing will threaten the plants in the spring.

• At the end of the autumn should be hilling currant bushes to a height of about ten centimeters. After flowering hilling should be removed. According to many experts, high barriers protect plants from being attacked by pests.
• Soil mulching is also very useful, since the layer of organic matter and the corresponding fertilizers on the ground prevents the ognevka from getting out.
• It is very important to cut off the leaves damaged by fire cake. Do not worry that it hurts currants, especially black. Haircut bush, on the contrary, will accelerate its growth and further fecundity.
• The easiest way to destroy the fire and some other pests - the usual boiling water. He quickly eliminates the plant from harmful pests.
• It is equally important to feed the currants, and do not forget about the proper care of her. The complex of preventive measures will help to save future shrubs from attacking insects, which, moreover, can tolerate harmful bacterial and viral diseases.

Next, consider the popular recipes and means of prevention in the fight against the voracious caterpillar and other insects.

• For about 5-7 days, currant bushes can be treated with chamomile decoction (5 grams of dry flowers should be filled with five liters of hot water, everything should be infused for a few hours). To this infusion, you can add soap (a few teaspoons), which will help keep the solution on the branches and leaves.
• For years, a proven remedy for many pests - ash. She can handle plants in dry and brewed form. Processing ash can be carried out in the period of view of currant berries.
• And also a very popular recipe for use is mustard powder, which can be sprayed on plants even in a dry form. To create a liquid solution, you will need about fifty grams of powder and 5 liters of hot water, preferably boiling water. Insist such a solution should be two days.
• In order to scare away butterflies, you can treat plants with a solution of wormwood. To keep such a repellent cocktail in 5 liters of water and wormwood, you should definitely add shabby soap or soap solution.

And of course, the fastest way to get rid of numerous insects are the methods of using chemical preparations - insecticides. It should be immediately noted that they should work exclusively in a protective suit and gloves, it is very important to have a special mask. If possible, select less toxic insecticides safe for humans and plants.

Particular attention should be paid to the following drugs, which can be purchased in many gardening stores:

• "Iskra M", "Iskra Bio" - suitable for vegetable, fruit and berry crops grown at home;
• "Actellic" - eliminates not only insects, but also ticks;
• "Fitoverm" - a biological drug that can be used even when there are berries on the bushes, helps not only from caterpillars, but also from aphids.

On how to deal with ogniyevka on currants, you will learn from the video below.

To prevent the caterpillars from the beginning to the end of their flowering on the bushes of red and black currants, you can spray the bushes with coniferous solution.Usually, coniferous concentrate diluted with water is used for this, it can be purchased at a regular pharmacy.

Anyway, it is very important to prepare the finished chemical solution according to the instructions. In addition, any insecticides should not be ordered on dubious sites, because no one knows what is in their composition. Preference should be given only to those insecticides that are sold at appropriate and licensed points of sale.

The best option is to prevent the infection of plants and their disease in the future, while using a whole range of measures, since it is much more difficult and longer to remove insects that were seated.