Eggplant web - traditional tools and new tick control compounds

Eggplant is one of the favorite types of vegetables for many gardeners. In the middle and southern strip, they are grown in open ground, and in the north in greenhouses. The eggplant web is a sign of plant damage by one of the most dangerous pests - spider mites. If you do not start a fight with him in time, then the yield loss will be 50-80%.

What is a spider mite?

A harmful insect can be found everywhere except the ice of the Antarctic. It eats plants, eating significant crops - cucumbers, grapes, eggplant and others. The size of individuals is 0.3-0.6 mm. Spider mites live in colonies of up to 100 pieces, they braid plants with a thin web, for which they got their name. Color changes from greenish in larvae to reddish in adults.

Ticks pierce plant leaves and drink cell sap. A whitish spot appears at the puncture site, with a severe lesion, the leaves dry and curl. After the eggplants are covered with cobwebs, they stop growth and development, and after 2-3 weeks the plant dies. Pests are kept on the underside of the leaves, where upon examination they find their cobwebs. In the destruction of the crop involved adults and larvae.

Attention. Spider mites hide in the soil, under fallen leaves, in crevices, window frames. Adult females during their lifetime (3-4 weeks) have time to lay hundreds of eggs that are viable for 5 years. Pest control can take more than one year.

Causes of ticks

There are certain conditions in which pests begin to multiply actively:

• high air temperature;
• low humidity.

On established hot days, gardeners begin to notice a marble pattern on the leaves of plants. Examining damage, you can see that the eggplant is covered with cobwebs. The pest itself is not always distinguishable due to its small size. He can appear on the site in various ways:

• on man’s clothes;
• with contaminated soil;
• by air;
• with someone else's garden tools.

Attention. At a temperature of 28-30⁰ tick eggs mature in 3 days. Over the summer period, 6-8 generations can change.

To save the crop, you must act immediately. There are effective folk pest control methods and chemicals.

The main methods of killing pests

The fight against spider mites begins at the first sign of damage to a vegetable crop. The pest is able to not only spoil the leaves, but also become a carrier of various diseases:

• gray rot;
• viral necrosis;
• mosaic of nightshade.

Attention. A tick can affect neighboring plants.

Folk remedies

In order not to spray vegetables with chemicals, among which there are many toxic agents, you can turn to natural compounds. A concentrated solution of laundry soap will handle the web on eggplants.

The tool is prepared simply:

1. Grate a bar of laundry soap.
2. Dilute in 10 liters of warm water.
3. Stir the composition periodically for 2 hours to completely dissolve the soap.

The composition can be applied at any time during the growing season; it is safe for plants. It is advisable to wash each leaf well with soap suds. Ethyl alcohol can be added to the solution, at the rate of 20 ml per 1 liter of composition.
Dry tobacco leaves are used in the manufacture of decoction. The proportion is 45 g per 1 liter of water. Before applying to plants, the product is half diluted with water.

Garlic is known for its various beneficial properties; it can provide significant support in pest control. A large head of garlic is finely chopped and poured with 0.5 l of water. The agent is infused for 10-2 hours, 1: 2 is diluted before spraying.

Dandelions grow on every plot, their leaves and roots will become the basis of a good remedy against dangerous pests. You will need to pick 300 g of leaves or dig out 200 g of the roots of the plant. Grinding a dandelion, it is poured with 10 liters of water. After 3 hours, the product is ready for use in the garden.

Gathering dandelions, garlic and soap solution - get a comprehensive action. It is used once a week in the evening.

Attention. After processing the eggplant, do not forget to tear out all the weeds and remove them from the site. Pests can move to the grass, and after a while repeat the attack on vegetables.

What to do to prevent the spread of cobwebs on eggplant? It is necessary to pick and burn leaves infected with the pest. To save them does not work, because removing all microscopic ticks is unrealistic. It is necessary to promptly remove tops, weeds, fallen leaves from the garden. If infection has occurred, it is recommended to replace the topsoil. Effective cultivation of the earth with a 2% solution of bleach.

Highly targeted chemicals

The use of folk remedies does not always allow you to completely get rid of the spider mite. With a significant damage to plants, it is worth resorting to acaricides. Ticks belong to the family of arachnids, so they can not be destroyed with insecticidal drugs.

Attention. Tick-borne acaricides are divided into two groups: insectacaricides and specific acaricides. The first group acts effectively on adults, but poorly penetrates the eggs.

Among the recommended drugs:

Acaricide "Neoron" effectively fights with various types of ticks. The drug does not penetrate into the leaves and fruits, has low toxicity. It has a long protective effect up to 4 weeks. Under its influence, mobile adult individuals and larvae die. The composition is safe for beneficial insects. It is used without fear during the flowering period of vegetable and fruit crops. Spray the plants with a fresh solution, moisturizing the leaves well.

The contact drug Apollo allows you to destroy pests on eggplant and other crops. Plus composition - an effective effect on tick eggs and larvae. On adults, it has a specific effect - it deprives the possibility of reproduction. The population is sharply reduced to a minimum. The drug is sold in concentrated form, in bottles of 0.5 and 1 liter. Apollo has a long action. When spraying, it is required to moisten the surface of the leaves on both sides well.

The unique drug Fitoferm is widely used in open ground and in greenhouses. Its feature is low toxicity, the composition can be used several days before harvest. The diluted drug is sprayed up to 4 times per season, the recommended interval is 10-20 days.

"Fitoferm" instantly paralyzes the tick after eating, high poisoning ability allows you to quickly rid the garden of pests. To spray the drug, it is better to use the evening time, giving preference to windless days.

The biological preparation "Akarin" helps to quickly get rid of ticks, aphids and ants. The concentrated composition is diluted 4 ml in 2 liters of water.It is recommended to spray vegetables in the morning or in the evening when there is no heat in the street. Eggplant leaves are processed on both sides. The result appears after 2 days, and it will take a week to completely exterminate the pests.

The spider mite quickly adapts to the action of acaricides, so it is recommended that the plants be treated with various means alternately.

Information. If the processing of a vegetable crop is carried out according to the instructions written on the preparation, then chemical substances in the plant do not accumulate. The crop will remain environmentally friendly.

Prevention of ticks in the greenhouse

To prevent the appearance of the pest in the greenhouse, experienced gardeners give several recommendations:

1. Avoid overheating of the air, regularly ventilate the greenhouse.
2. Mulching and loosening the soil.
3. Observe humidity conditions. The tick does not like water, so frequent watering (2-3 times a week) will have a beneficial effect on plants and scare away the pest.
4. In autumn, fumigate with a smoke bomb. Go through all the cracks in the construction with a blowtorch so that there are no eggs left for the winter.

To begin the destruction of pests is safe folk methods, moving on to chemical preparations in the absence of a result. Using comprehensive measures to control and prevent eggplant infection with a spider mite, you will get an excellent harvest in the greenhouse and in the garden.