Eggplants: diseases and most commonly occurring pests

Eggplants - a vegetable, loved by almost everyone. Along with tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, they are very often seen on the beds of summer residents. Eggplants whose diseases are easier to prevent than after a long treatment, can be affected both by viral and bacterial, and fungal diseases. These include the column, macrosporiosis, as well as various rot and wilt.

The most dangerous pests for this vegetable are aphids and the Colorado beetle. From the first not bad help preparations "Fosbetsid" or "Iskra", both domestic production. When using them, you need to know one rule: in no case can the plants be treated at a time when they are already ripening eggplants. Diseases can also be treated with chemical drugs. In the latter case, remember the above recommendation. Process plants can only be authorized, safe for humans means, and strictly observing the attached instructions.

Various aubergine diseases, the photos of which you can see on this page, can be warned if the simplest rules are followed. First, you can not plant eggplants on the same patch from year to year. The minimum period for this should be at least 3 years. This rule applies not only to the aubergines themselves, but also to tomatoes, potatoes and other nightshade plants. Diseases in them are almost the same.

Eggplants, whose diseases can be prevented also by deep digging of the earth, need to be fertilized and watered in time. Various kinds of weeds greatly weaken the plants, and therefore they must be removed in a timely manner. All these measures significantly reduce the risk of infection. In the event that the plants are still sick, the affected parts are leaves, stems, ovaries, etc. - must be deleted. In addition, we must not allow the plantings to be thickened.

As for the Colorado beetle, it is the eggplant, not the potato, that is his favorite treat. Control measures are chemical treatment and manual collection of insects. Some owners of country sites, spraying potatoes, forget about eggplant. In this case, only a couple of days from the plants can only stay stems. The beetle will pass from the treated sites to the unprocessed ones. Therefore, along with the potatoes you need to spray and eggplant. Diseases and pests affect these plants quite often. So, when growing, you must observe all the agrotechnical recommendations provided in this case.

Quite often these plants are affected by slugs and spider mite. The first along with the leaves spoil the fruits. To prevent the appearance of slugs on eggplants, when loosening plants pollinate the red or black bitter pepper finely grind (1 tsp per square meter). To combat the spider mite used a mixture of this composition: 1 tbsp. Milled in a meat grinder of garlic, mixed with dandelion leaves, take 1 tbsp. Soap (liquid). All these components are bred in a ten-liter bucket of water. After that, the mixture is filtered through a sieve and sprayed with plants.

Eggplants, whose diseases, as all summer residents know, are quite common, require special attention in this regard. With proper care, you can avoid most problems and get an excellent harvest.