Why it is worth fighting the cherry weevil: otherwise, wormy berries are guaranteed
The cherry weevil is one of the main pests that is dangerous for cherries and sweet cherries, because each female of this beetle is capable of laying about one and a half hundred eggs.
This means that one hundred and fifty berries will be infected with white legless larvae with a brown head.
Not only the harvest suffers, but also the trees, because the pest actively destroys their vegetative mass, notes the expert of the online publication Belnovosti, scientist agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
To prevent this from happening, with the arrival of spring, before the garden blooms, spread fabric or film under the trees and carefully try to shake off the insects, after which it is worthwhile to start destroying them.
If you don’t find many beetles, you can try folk remedies in the form of a decoction of tomato tops.
It is prepared by boiling 1.5 kg of tops in 10 liters of water for half an hour and then adding soap.
Alternatively, use chemical control agents in the form of preparations such as Alatara, Fufanon-Nova, Fury and Inta-C-M.
The following are effective preventive measures: timely collection and destruction of fallen flowers, leaves and fruits, if possible, harvesting at the same time, as well as deep loosening of the soil in the tree trunk circles, which should be done twice a year - in spring and autumn.
