Aphids on peppers can slow down plant growth, reduce yields and completely destroy seedlings. Peppers are 80% water. Its juice contains the favorite substances of pests - carbohydrates and amino acids. As soon as curled leaves, stickiness on the greens and eggs of adult individuals are noticed on the plant, it is necessary to immediately begin fighting the parasite using one of the effective recipes.
Soap solution
To wash away the stickiness from the honeydew on the greens, you need to dilute the soap. Required:
- 10 g yellow laundry soap;
- 2 liters of water.
Processing: crush the grated soap in warm water, chop until smooth - the soap shavings will melt. Apply the mixture to the foliage, repeat the treatment 4 times to ensure that adults and larvae are killed.
Tobacco with pine needles
To effectively combat the pest, an infusion of pine needles is required, since the vegetation is rich in essential oils:
- 200 g of a mixture of chopped spruce needles and tobacco;
- 10 liters of water.
Process: steam the tobacco-spruce mixture with 10 liters of boiling water. Place on the stove and boil for 30 minutes. Let the solution sit for 2-3 days, pass through a sieve. Dilute the concentrate in a ratio of 1/10. Spray the seedlings 2-3 times.
Oil
Use the recipe for spot treatment of affected pepper trunks or spraying throughout the seedlings. Compound:
- 250 ml fragrant oil;
- bucket 10 liters of water.
Control: pour oil into a bucket, chop and treat the infected planting 2-3 times per season.
Ash with tobacco
Used for applying to the stems and succulent foliage of pepper. Recipe:
- 50 g wood ash;
- 50 g tobacco;
- 2 liters of water;
- 2 tbsp. l. liquid soap.
Process: dilute wood ash with tobacco in liquid. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and let the mixture brew for 4 days. Strain the large particle remover through a sieve. Add and dissolve liquid soap. Fill the garden sprayer and spray the seedlings over the entire surface.
Onion infusion
Onions are good at repelling pests due to the phytoncides they contain. Need to:
- 2–3 onion heads;
- 2 liters of water;
- 5–10 g of laundry soap.
Preparation: finely chop the onion along with the peel, pour in 1 liter of liquid. Allow the solution to sit for 5 hours. Add pureed laundry soap into the mixture, strain and dilute with the remaining 1 liter of water. Spray the liquid onto the pepper seedlings. Repeat the procedure as necessary.
Horse sorrel
Horse sorrel contains substances that repel adult aphids. Need to:
- 400 g sorrel with rhizome;
- a bucket of water.
Preparation of the infusion: peel the horse sorrel with roots and chop into small pieces. Pour a bucket of water over the plant and let stand for 4 hours. Strain the liquid from large particles of sorrel. Spray the infusion evenly onto the foliage and stems of the pepper.
From green tomatoes
A large amount of tomato greens left over from pinching will help cope with aphids due to the poisonous solanine contained in the composition. Required:
- 4 kg of fresh tomato tops;
- a bucket of warm boiling water + for diluting the concentrate;
- 50 g soap.
Processing: add a bucket of slightly cooled boiling water to the chopped tops. Leave for 4 hours. Then boil over low heat for 30 minutes, covered. Strain the broth, dilute the concentrate in a ratio of 1/4.Add liquid or grated laundry soap to make the liquid stick to the sheets.
Within 30 days, the aphid population grows to 100,000 individuals, causing irreparable damage to the crop. At the first sign of aphid detection on pepper, it is necessary to begin pest control. For better adhesion to the leaves, you can drip a little liquid soap or shampoo into each of the recipes presented. It is better to repeat the procedures until the aphids completely disappear.
