Spider mite is one of the most dangerous pests of cultivated plants, their seedlings and indoor plants. It can affect crops in the garden, in the greenhouse and even in your home on the windowsill.
And even despite the fact that the size of the insect is extremely small, the tick is able to bring irreparable damage to plants, including causing their death. This is because the pest is distinguished by high fecundity and an excellent “appetite” and can affect both tomatoes and cucumbers, as well as other crops.
With the ability to create a thin cobweb, the tick got its name "spider web".In this article we will learn what measures and methods can be dealt with and get rid of the pest.
Table of contents
- What kind of seedlings does the spider mite love?
- Causes of
- Consequences of the sprouting of the seedlings with spiderwebs
- How to treat the seedlings of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant from the pest?
- Use of folk methods
- Use of special preparations at home
What kind of seedlings does the spider mite like?
Spider mite prefers to “feast on” the seedlings of the family. Most often, his diet includes tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and cucumbers. Tiny dots of yellow color - places of bites appear along the main vein of the foliage. Over time, they become discolored, and on top they become covered with a cobweb, along which the pest moves. Mite often captures the upper part of the seedlings, trying to completely suck the juice from the foliage. If you do not notice the insects in time, you can wait for the irreversible, when saving the plants will not work.
Spider mite close up Causes of
Any insect needs optimal conditions for rapid reproduction and development. In the case of spider mites, this is high temperature and dry air. Perezimovat pest can in the upper ball of the soil, in the fallen dry leaves, in the greenhouse( especially in its corners), as well as in the ground on the windowsill of your apartment windows.
Moreover, it is worth noting that a spider mite can also appear at home, even taking into account the fact that land is harvested and the seeds themselves are processed indoors. Everything here consists in the created conditions and external factors, for example, as it was said earlier about gusts of wind.
The only thing that can be done is to perform preventive measures to prevent the appearance of pests. Watch the plants constantly, and as soon as you see signs of ticks, immediately remove the damaged foliage. Timely processing of crops with special means will quickly eliminate the problem and preserve the crop.
Wilted plant due to spider mite Consequences of spiderweed infestation
A spider mite causes irreparable damage to any plants, including their seedlings. It leads to the destruction of part of the cells, reducing the area and intensity of the process of photosynthesis, making the nightshade more vulnerable to various kinds of diseases. The pest does not only feed on the plant, but is also a carrier of infectious diseases. These are gray mold spores and other infectious diseases of agricultural crops.
If a spider mite struck saplings even before the appearance of flowering and a timely course of treatment is not performed, then the ovary may not form at all. Consequently, there will be no harvest. At this time, the plant becomes vulnerable to other diseases, fungi and infections. It grows for a long time and does not bear fruit well, and in the end it may just die.
How to treat tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings from pests?
Chemicals can be used in the fight against spider mites. This is the most effective way, and in principle, it can also be used for seedlings. The main thing to remember is that insect eggs are more resistant to specialized means than healthy individuals. And it is recommended to process bushes several times with a short break in a couple of days.
Acaricides and insectoacaricides are recommended as chemicals.
A spider mite on a house plant Using folk methods
There are a lot of folk methods to cope with a spider mite with the help of improvised means, various herbs and plants. Consider the main ones:
- for 5 liters of water, prepare 0.5 kg of crushed dried leaves and stems of henbane black. Leave to insist the composition for 12 hours, then strain it and add 30 g of liquid soap. You can also use grated soap;
- can also be used black bleached fresh. To do this, you need to pour 3 kg of the plant with a small amount of boiled water and leave the infusion for 3 hours. Once everything is cool, the composition must be drained and add water to a volume of 10 liters;
- prepare 0.3 kg of chopped dandelion roots or 0.5 kg of fresh leaves. Fill all with water at a temperature not exceeding 40 degrees Celsius for three hours. After filtering, the infusion can be used, and this is done at least three times: as soon as the first leaflets of the seedlings appear, after the appearance of flowering and another two weeks after that;
- showed itself well garlic brew, for which you need 0.5 kg of minced garlic pour 3 liters of water. To insist the composition is recommended for three days in a warm place. This is a concentrated infusion. For spraying on 5 liters of water it will need only 50 g. Plus, another 50 g of liquid soap should be added to the solution before use.
Spider mite leaf It is recommended to sprinkle seedlings of tomatoes and other crops with such infusions and solutions only in the evening when there is no scorching sun. Moreover, the addition of soap is performed immediately before the use of the composition and helps to cope with the web. There are many recipes for poisonous plants. In this case, it is extremely important to observe the dosage of plants and herbs so as not to harm not only the plant itself, but also the person who sprays.
The use of special preparations at home
Gardeners advise in the fight against spider mites to treat plants with benign means, but if they do not give the desired result, you need to use specialized drugs. In this case, it is worth spraying Bitoxibacillin, Fitoverm or colloidal sulfur. When these options did not work either, pay attention to the solution of the broad-acting acaricide - Aktellika, Omayt, Neoron, Sanmite, Talstar, Flumayt, Fufanon. Including you can use drugs to combat spider mites on currants.
Aktellika 
Bitoxibacillin 
Neoron 
Omite 
Sunmite 
Thalstar 
Fitoform 
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