Aphids in the spring and summer are the bane of many gardeners. Small insects in shades from cream, through green and yellow, to black at first glance they look inconspicuous, but with whole clouds They stick to the shoots and leaves of plants, causing their gradual dying.
If you don’t want to destroy your flowers, fruits and vegetables, you must react quickly. The use of natural spraying on aphids is one thing, but in addition, it is also worth bringing insects to the garden, which are a natural enemy of aphids. Some do not know about it and they deliberately get rid of them.
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Biedronka is a natural enemy of aphids, so it’s better not to ask her from the garden. The larvae of the Polish ellipses may not be the most beautiful. They resemble a little small caterpillar, but they eat these pests, and also spider mites and flour, which also threaten plants.
And not one or two a day. They can eat up to 50 aphids per day, or about 600 in their lives (the development cycle lasts 4-7 weeks). Law later, pupae form, from which an adult ladybug hatch, at first it is pale and then orange.
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Biedronki will not come to the garden of their own will, which is not properly prepared for their longer visit. If you want to attract them, avoid the use of chemical spraying with pyrethroids. Choose only natural plant protection methods.
Place dill, chamomile, yarrow, cucumber or calendula on the plot, because they are natural lure for ladybugs. You can also buy a special house for these insects in a gardening store and hang it in a bright, sunny place.
A natural preparation based on vinegar and water is considered one of the best spraying on aphids. Key is to keep the appropriate ratio 1:10 (e.g. 100 ml vinegar per 1 liter of water).
Too concentrated vinegar can damage young and sensitive plants. You can also add some gray soap to the solution so that the spraying on the aphid has better grip.
