Pests of cabbage - what are they? Methods of struggle

Cabbage is one of the main vegetables that gardeners like to grow. Vegetable and delicious, and useful, but that's a lot of his enemies. Cabbage pests, if not combated, can leave you altogether without harvest.

Cabbage whiting - a very common pest, a white butterfly. Harm does not bring the butterflies themselves, but their larvae. Butterflies lay eggs on the lower surface of the cabbage leaf, then caterpillars grow from them and literally devour the entire leaf, leaving only veins. Than to process cabbage from pests of the given category? Suitable preparations are "Fufanon", "Iskra", "Anometrin", "Etafos". You can simply collect the caterpillars by hand, but you will have to do it daily.

Cruciferous fleas are small bugs that eat leaves. Their larvae and they themselves feed on the green mass of the leaf, bite into the flesh , Leaving holes, as a result of which the leaves can wither. To combat these pests of cabbage the preparation "Iskra" will approach. Dilute it for spraying should be according to the instructions. Of folk methods, you can use the infusions of garlic, tomato or potato tops, as well as infusion of dandelions. These plants must be passed through a meat grinder before insisting. One glass of the received "forcemeat" to dissolve in a bucket of warm water. Allow to stand for 3 hours, then add 1 tablespoon of household or liquid soap - and the solution is ready for spraying (1 liter per 10 m²).

Cabbage shovel - these pests of cabbage can gnaw through the heads, leaving behind a green discharge . Harm brings the caterpillars of this nocturnal butterfly. For spraying, you can use the drug Iskra DE or Iskra M. If you do not want to apply chemistry, then you can use the folk remedy: dilute in a bucket of warm water 2 cups of ashes and 1 tablespoon of soap. Spraying is best in the evening, in dry weather.

Cabbage fly - these pests of cabbage develop in the ground. Affect young seedlings around mid-May. The insect lays eggs in the soil, larvae appear from them and eat roots of young seedlings. To fight a fly, fumigate the ground around the seedlings or treat the soil before planting with the following mixture: take in equal parts wood ash and tobacco dust, add a little ground paprika. You can use the drug Iskra M.

Medvedki - these insects live in the soil, harm is caused only by adults. They bite off young plants at ground level. Effective drugs for fighting with the bear is not. You can only protect the seedlings mechanically, for example, planting it inside a can of cans, which has a bottom cut out.

Aphids - these small pests of cabbage feed on its juice. Plants affected by aphids literally wither and die. The most effective method of combating tar is spraying with carbophos. To dilute it it is necessary so: 60 g on a bucket of water. Sprinkle in the afternoon or evening, in dry weather. There are also folk remedies - in a three-liter jar of hot water, brew 1 tbsp. Makhorki, 1 tbsp. Ash and 1 tablespoon of soap. To close the bank tightly and insist one day. Then, pour this infusion into a bucket and add it with water to the top. Strain and spray. The treatment with this infusion is repeated several times with an interval of 5-7 days. Of course, fighting pests of cabbage is a troublesome business. But it can save your harvest.