In the warm season, summer residents are seriously affected by aphids. Usually in such cases it is advised to get rid of the ants and then start treating the plantings.
But here too no one can guarantee that aphids and other pests will not make their presence known again soon.
We will tell you which plants attract aphids and make the fight against insect pests endless.
Berry and fruit crops suffer the most from the invasion of small parasites.
In the garden it is gooseberry and currant, apple tree. And in the vegetable garden it is cabbage and bell pepper.
Plant pests
It is not the most useless plants that attract aphids to the site.
These are black elderberry and viburnum, which are widely used in folk medicine.
Of the ornamental crops, aphids actively gather near acacias, bird cherry and fuchsia.
In addition, leaf beetles, scale insects and moths infest viburnum.
And bird cherry is liked by hawthorn and flower beetle.
What to do
Summer residents have no other option but to plant the listed plants further away from the vegetable garden and orchard.
If it is not possible to replant them, then in addition to fighting ants, you will have to inspect and carry out preventive treatments of the plantings more often.
Along with this, it is necessary to use traps for insect pests.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
