If you notice that the berries on your gooseberries and currants are covered in webbing and that green caterpillars are sitting on them, meet the gooseberry moth.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said that the parasite can significantly reduce the yield of cultivated bushes.
On currants, insect larvae gnaw at the ovaries and still green berries from the outside, and eat gooseberries from the inside.
Berries that have been exposed to the pest in close contact ripen prematurely and then quickly dry out or rot.
To protect the plantings, they should be treated twice. Fufanon-Nova, Karbotsin, Inta-Ts-M and others are suitable for this.
The treatment is carried out before flowering, when the plant is in the budding phase, and after – at this time, small ovaries are visible on the bushes.
Or you can cover the tree trunk circle with film, cardboard, roofing felt or other similar material before the flowering period begins – this way the butterflies simply won’t be able to go hunting.
Important: do not forget to remove the cover after flowering and formation of ovaries.
