The expert gave advice on protecting garden plants from aphids

Andrey Tumanov, chairman of the Moscow Union of Gardeners NGO, told how to protect garden plants from aphids.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Monday, May 19, the specialist noted that aphids in the garden cannot be completely eradicated, besides, the complete absence of aphids can lead to more serious problems.

"Aphids are a good element in the food chain. If you destroy aphids at the root, there will be more problems, there will be no insects that feed on aphids, because there are a lot of aphid hunters," Tumanov explained.

According to him, aphids can be washed off with water directly from a hose, if there is not a lot of it. You can also use any permitted insecticide, folk remedies, such as soap solution, against aphids, but the latter, according to Tumanov, can be used as a preventive measure, since they most often do not help. In order for the fight against aphids to be really effective, it is necessary to treat the plants several times.

Also, the expert noted, it is worth protecting your garden from black garden ants, which "protect" aphids, but it is difficult to get rid of them, writes RT. Aphids are very noticeable in May and June, then they become smaller.

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On May 14, Olga Voronova, an expert at the Russian Horticultural Union, told Moscow 24 that dark laundry soap and special flea shampoos would help to quickly get rid of aphids in a garden plot. You need to grate it on a grater and dissolve a whole handful in a liter of water. The resulting liquid should be sprayed on the plant.

Last summer Pravda.Ru She wrote that baking soda effectively helps in the fight against aphids. To do this, dilute four tablespoons of baking soda in 10 liters of water and spray the plants every four days. Aphids will not withstand such an impact. Sprinkling soda and treating anthills will help to fight ants.

Earlier, disinfectologist Nikolai Dubinin said that aphids die from any insecticides, even in the weakest concentrations. The drugs are highly available at any hardware store. There are even minicapsules of 10-15 g of insecticide.

Before that 360.ru He wrote that not all chemicals effectively combat aphids in suburban areas. It is necessary to immediately pinch off the affected leaves, which should be put in a cellophane bag and discarded.