In fact, garlic itself is often used to control pests on other plants. Its insecticidal properties perfectly help to protect the garden from snails, slugs, aphids, cabbage caterpillars . Garlic is planted in row-spacing, on its basis are prepared infusions and oil.
And yet, even garlic can sometimes be exposed to some insects and diseases. Let's find out how to deal with diseases and pests of garlic.
Pests of garlic
The most dangerous pest of this culture is the stem nematode . It feeds on the juices of garlic, leading to the curvature of the rod, stopping growth and hitting the heads. To combat the nematode before planting the seed material, it is necessary to disinfect it in hot water or in a solution of rock salt. Also it is necessary to observe competent crop rotation.
Garlic can attack the onion fly . This manifests as yellowing of the tips of the feathers. You can check the guess by pulling one of the stems out of the ground and checking the head for the presence of small worms. Fight them with a solution of rock salt, ammonia, urea or mullein. You need to water them with row spacing, having previously made grooves there.
Another likely pest of garlic is onion secretly . It is a small bug that damages the leaves, eating out cavities in them. As a result, the tops of the plant are covered with white round spots and dry up. To combat the beetle, you need to prick the garden with garlic powder of wood ash, dry mustard, ground pepper.
Means for diseases of garlic
Fusariosis is a dangerous fungal disease of garlic, most often of winter, manifested during the ripening of garlic bulbs. In order not to face the problem, it is necessary to observe the correct crop rotation, use healthy teeth for planting.
Other diseases of garlic, including spring - bacterial decay, downy mildew, rust, black mold . They are associated with improper agrotechnics, non-compliance with the rules of crop rotation and the use of poor-quality seed.
You can solve the problem of garlic diseases by correcting mistakes in agrotechnics, and, in addition, the struggle with them must be the treatment of beds with special means or home infusions of herbs, manganese, ash, etc.