The best remedy against aphids on currants: after it the pest will definitely not return
If you find that the leaves on the tops of the currant shoots have begun to curl and red-brown swellings have appeared on them, this means that aphids have settled on the plants.
If we talk about black currants, then, as a rule, it is shoot aphid, while red and white are most often affected by gall aphid.
Both species feed on plant sap by piercing the thin leaves from the back side.
As a result of severe infestation, the bushes become weaker and their yield decreases, which is why it is worth taking immediate measures to combat the parasite.
As the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said, a quick and effective way to eliminate aphids is, of course, chemical preparations: Aktara, Iskra, Karbofos, etc.
However, they cannot be used during the flowering, setting and ripening of berries.
Therefore, savvy gardeners resort to other methods of destroying aphids, the most popular of which is a soap solution.
Any soap is suitable for its preparation - you can use either toilet soap or laundry soap, and if available, tar or green soap.
To ensure that the treatment does not pass without a trace for the aphids, try to make a strong soap solution. To do this, grate 300 g of soap and dissolve the resulting shavings in 10 liters of water.
The soap solution is used to spray branches and leaves, and the foliage must be treated from the underside, where the aphids sit.
The safest way is to dip the branches entirely into soapy water so that the shoots and leaves are covered with a thin soap film. As a result, the insects have nothing to breathe, and they die.
But even in this case, the solution is unlikely to penetrate into the heavily twisted leaves infested with aphids, so it is recommended to tear them off and burn them before treatment. Don't be sorry: they will never regain their former appearance.
Please note: rain, like watering, easily washes away the soap protection from the bushes, so you should treat currants from aphids with this solution on a regular basis.
