Ср, 13 июл 2016 Автор: Виктория Вельбицкая
Nobody likes ants in the garden, despite the fact that they
bring not only harm but also benefit.
Undoubtedly, the big advantage is that the ants
build their nests, while loosening the top layer of soil, filling it
with oxygen and increasing fertility, they eat harmful insects.
However, when these insects destroy their favorite fruit trees
and bushes, everyone thinks about how to get rid of them.
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Ants on the currant: why they need to get rid of
Garden for ants is a real paradise, as they very much love
fruit trees and shrubs. Many gardeners just have to
resort to measures that will be described below to save your
harvest
Ants in the garden can bring a lot of trouble. The colony
ants, including the queen, whose only duty
laying eggs can charge hundreds of thousands of inhabitants. During
mating season males and females have wings. The most numerous
the group are barren females – workers. They build an anthill,
protect it from intruders, take care of offspring, collect
food for the whole family.
Ants feed on plant food and animal – the most
rich in sugar and protein. Some of them are
predators, with 30% of their diet being other insects.
Ants with pleasure eat honey dew which is allocated by an aphid.
For this reason, insects are bred as “milk cows”.
Now it is important to note that in order to get rid of
ants, you also need to eliminate aphids.
What harm are ants currants:
• eat the roots of bushes, which leads to the death of the plant;
• weaken the plant, settling it aphid and other pests,
who secrete honey dew;
• ants destroy flowers on currants in search of nectar;
• ants in the garden during a drought nibble young tops
plants.
All these reasons force gardeners to resort to different
methods, even chemicals. Let’s look at ways
getting rid of ants on the currants that won’t hurt
to the plant.
How to destroy ants without harm currants
As already stated above, to permanently rid the berry bush from
ants, you need to destroy the aphids, which is the main
food source of these insects. Before you start
the destruction of aphids, which just loves currants, you need early
in the spring, in order not to harm the plant, resort to measures to
ridding of ants. First you need to find an anthill. is he
will probably be located right next to the bush, closer to
rhizome.
Measures to combat ants on the currants:
1. Закапать муравейник, как можно глубже, а
so that insects certainly did not find their home, the earth must be mixed
with ash and ashes.
2. Залить муравейник ведром кипятка, в который
You can add 300 ml of vinegar. This should kill the whole colony.
3. Plant garlic near the currant. Its smell
repels pests.
4. Для того чтобы защитить кусты смородины от
нашествия муравьев, нужно нарезать небольшими полосками
овчину, смазать ее раствором фенола, и привязать к стеблям
bush. The smell of acid repels insects, and the berries remain
intact.
5. Cinnamon. Pour this spice around
anthill and on top of it. Soon the smell of cinnamon will remove insects from
their house. Here you need to act at once by two methods and deep
bury their nest.
6. Cornmeal. It should be sprinkled on
anthill, insects eat it, swell and die.
7. Пищевой содой посыпать муравейник, это самый
easy way to get rid of pests.
8. Смешать дрожжи с вареньем, дать пару часов
to brew. Put the bait near their nest (you can water
anthill). Gardeners argue that working individuals hope and don’t
fed young animals. As a result, the colony perishes.
9. Возьмите большую жменю листьев
помидора (можно петрушки, лаврушки или полыни), порвите их
hands and place on top of the anthill. Insects leave their home,
as do not tolerate such odors.
Fighting ants in the garden is becoming more simple, you
can make a trap for ants. For this you need boric
acid and sugar. All this mix and pour on the anthill. Because
ants are unrealistic sweet tooths, they will take the mixture for sweetness. Sugar
lure insects, and boric acid will kill them.
Unfortunately, this method does not always work, because the way
used since ancient times and insects developed
Boric acid resistance.
Chemical methods of combating ants on currants
If it was not possible to exterminate the ants by folk methods,
resort to chemical methods. Do not forget that
to fight with ants on the currants need in early spring, and chemistry
can damage the plant.
Why do many gardeners resort to more serious
methods? It’s simple. Many popular ways of getting rid of
ants on currants just do not work, and some (water
salt solution or salt) kills soil fertility.
The safest methods for berry bushes are
insecticides. is heи убивают harmful insects and are very simple in
using.
What insecticides are used by experienced
Gardeners:
1. Anti-ant. This drug contains in its
The composition of a little (10%) boric acid and bait. Is it for sale
means in granules that facilitates its use. They can
sprinkle an anthill or leave open the bliser near the nest
insects (workers will bring prey to the whole family as
will lead to the complete extermination of insects). It is worth remembering that
natural remedy and it does not work as fast as this
wanted to. It is worth waiting a week and see the result. If he
will not be satisfactory, be sure to repeat
method.
2. Feverfew. This remedy contains natural
insecticide that is in a special variety of chamomile. Powder
the anthill is processed (follow the instructions), and the water solution
this tool can be sprayed currant leaves (so you destroy
aphids).
Gels from ants are becoming increasingly popular.
currants. The gel can be placed on an anthill, pour trails to
plant or pour into the nest itself to kill the uterus (death of the uterus
guaranteed to save from re-build the anthill).
Popular gels against ants:
• Globol;
• “A great warrior”;
• “Cuts”
• “Trap gel-paste Sturm”;
• “Brownie”;
• “Raptor”.
They are eaten by the entire colony, and most importantly, the uterus. Gels often
used indoors, and in the gardens you need to smudge means either
a piece of paper, or on a saucer.
How to overcome aphids on currants
First of all, carefully inspect the bush, if the aphids are not so much
You can try to wash it off with water under strong pressure. Large
Aphid colonies need to exterminate more effective ways.
For example:
1. Dilute soap (30g) in water (1 l) and spray this solution
on the leaves. Aphids will stick together and die.
2. Prepare a decoction of potato leaves. Let it stand
and apply on the bush.
3. 150-200 g of garlic chop and insist in 1 liter of water
(preferably 5 days). Spray the bush.
4. You can also use onion peel. It will take 200
grams of husks and 2 liters of water. Boil, allow to cool and spray.
casting.
5. Aphids are also afraid of the smell of wormwood. Cook a decoction of it and
spray on a bush.
Remember that you need to handle the leaves on the side where
is aphid (that is, from the bottom). Change method annually
struggle with both ants and aphids.
To currant in the garden pleased with its fruitfulness,
you need care for it, you need to start it when digging up the soil
late autumn.
