The best way to treat aphid dill

Aphids attack dill more often than other pests. Insects are attracted by juicy green twigs. If you do not take measures in time, you can completely lose the harvest of greens. The peak of aphid activity occurs in May-June, it is during this period that they begin to actively fight it with all possible means at summer cottages. Gardeners are faced with questions of how to get rid of aphids on dill with folk and chemical means and how to prevent infection.

Reasons for the appearance

Dill most often affects the willow-carrot aphid. During the summer period, the insect gives up to 18 generations, and this becomes a real disaster for plants.

The main carriers of aphids are ants, which are attracted by the sweet, sticky liquid (honeydew) secreted by pests during their life. Ants not only arrange feasts, but also guard the larvae of aphids, hide them in anthills for the winter. It is not difficult to guess that with the onset of summer the situation repeats itself again.

reference... Winged individuals are able to migrate in search of new food.

Signs of infection

Aphids suck liquid from plants, and with it the nutrients. As a result, the twigs wilt, deform and dry out. Greenery growth slows down. If you look closely at the greenery, you can see aphid colonies of green or black color.

Sweet honeydew, or honeydew, is an excellent medium for viruses and bacteria to attach and spread. The buildup of sticky liquid stops photosynthesis.

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Control methods

What if aphids eat dill? There are many options. For the fight, chemicals, biological products, folk recipes for decoctions and infusions, agrotechnical techniques are used. You can also remove insects with the pressure of water, but this is only a temporary method. Aphids will return if you do not get rid of the root cause - ants.

Each of the methods has a detrimental effect on insects to a greater or lesser extent. To understand which one works more efficiently, you will have to try it in action. The situation is complicated by the fact that aphids quickly get used to chemicals, and do not always react properly to herbal preparations.

Chemicals

You will not have to look for a long time how to process dill to quickly get rid of aphids. There are dozens of highly effective drugs in specialized stores.

Insecticides will come to the rescue:

1. «S-30 "... 10 liters. take 300 ml of water. means and mix. Greens are irrigated in early spring.
2. "Karbofos". 10 liters. water take 1 tbsp. l. facilities. The lower part of the plants is sprayed abundantly.
3. "Inta-Vir". It is a universal remedy for most garden plants. In 10 liters. 1 tablet is dissolved in water.
4. «Decis Lukefrom". 10 liters. water take 2.5 ml of emulsion. Greenery processing is carried out with the appearance of insects. Re-spraying - not earlier than after 2 weeks.
5. "Metaphos". In 10 liters. water is diluted with 10 ml of emulsion. Greens are processed in the morning and evening.

Despite the high efficiency of these drugs, many summer residents avoid the use of pesticides on the plots and use other methods of destroying pests.

reference... Aphids quickly get used to insecticides, so it is recommended to periodically change preparations.

How to deal with folk remedies

The chemicals are powerful, but there is a threat of poisoning.

Folk remedies are the safest for human health:

1. Infusion of onion peels. Soak a few handfuls in 3 liters. warm water for 5-6 hours, then stir in 50 g.shavings of laundry soap. Use for irrigation of dill after evening watering.
2. Tobacco... In 5 liters. soak water in 200 g of makhorka, leave for two days and strain through cheesecloth. Spray every three days.
3. Camomile tea... 100 g of dry pharmacy chamomile pour 1 liter. warm water, leave for 10-12 hours. Before processing, bring the infusion to a volume of 5 liters. and add 1 tbsp. l. shavings of soap. Spray greens until aphids disappear completely.
4. Soap solution. 10 liters. water take 125 g of liquid tar soap or 200 g of solid (grate). Irrigate greens in the evening until the pests completely disappear.
5. Ash infusion. 5 liters. take 1.5 kg of hot water. ash, insist 48 hours. Strain through a thin cloth and stir in 50 g of soap. Treat after sunset.
6. Table vinegar. 10 liters. water take 1 tbsp. l. vinegar and thoroughly process the dill every three days.
7. Ammonia... In 1 l. water stir 1 tbsp. l. ammonia and process the plants three times a week after evening watering.
8. Soda. In 10 liters. water dissolve 10 tbsp. l. soda. Spray greens twice a week.
9. Milk and iodine... Add 0.5 ml to 100 ml of milk. iodine and dilute with 1 liter. water. Use to irrigate greens twice a week.

Important! Self-made infusions and solutions are not used in rainy weather. After processing, do not water the greens for 2-3 days to maintain the detrimental effect on aphids.

Fumigation

The method of fumigation with tobacco is used when growing dill in greenhouses. It is much more difficult to fight aphids indoors, and tobacco smoke completely destroys the pest without harming the plants.

In the greenhouse, you will have to close all the vents, put an iron can in the center of the room, make a mini-fire from chips and pour out the makhorka. Then go out and close the door tightly. After the smoke has cleared, ventilate the room for 2-3 hours. Aphids die 24 hours after a smoke attack.

reference... One processing takes up to 5 kg of tobacco.

Preventive measures

Adherence to agrotechnical techniques will help prevent dill infestation with aphids:

1. Sow dill in sunny, ventilated areas.
2. Periodically weed the beds and remove weeds.
3. Do not thicken the planting and thin out the plants.
4. Inspect the bushes frequently.
5. Do not sow dill in areas where parsley, carrots, celery, cucumbers, and tomatoes were grown.
6. Alternate dill with onions, garlic, or plant nearby crops.
7. Plant coriander, basil, fennel, mint, chamomile, marigolds in the neighborhood to protect from pests and attract beneficial insects (ladybugs, ground beetles, crickets, earwigs, cicadas).
8. Simultaneously fight the ants.
9. Apply potassium-phosphorus fertilizers.
10. Cover the dill with agrofibre (thin synthetic material that allows air to pass through).

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Conclusion

An integrated approach to the destruction of aphids on dill is the key to success. The alternation of chemical and folk remedies, the methods of correct agricultural technology (changing crop rotation, planting plants to attract beneficial insects, weeding), scaring off ants will help preserve the crop and get rid of insects.