How to deal with the Maybug larva on strawberries

How to get rid of Maybug larvae on strawberries, there are several ways. Apply folk remedies, chemicals, use agrotechnical, physical methods of struggle. It is quite difficult to remove the larva from the site, since it does not show out, lives at different depths. The combined use of folk remedies and professional drugs helps to achieve the desired result.

Vest activity

Chafer, it’s Khrushchev, appears in April-May. Years lasts 30 days. Insects cling to young trees, feed on leaves. In the afternoon they sit motionless from the shady side or hide under lumps of earth. In the evening, they begin active life.

In late May, mating occurs. The female burrows into the ground to a depth of 15 cm, lays eggs in several stages. Only one individual reproduces 70 pieces. Soon dies. Larvae start their life cycle.

In the earth, embryos develop from 3 to 6 weeks, depending on weather conditions. Small caterpillars are born that will grow for 4 years. At first, the larvae feed on small organics, compost. As temperature indicators decrease, in the fall they go deeper to 1.5 m.

In the spring, the development of the May beetle continues. Larvae rise in the upper layers of the soil, begin feed on the roots of various plants. Strawberries are one of the best treats for them. Pests are constantly increasing in size, turning into a thick caterpillar with paws, a dark head. The body in the shape of the letter "C"

On a note!

The most dangerous larvae of the May beetle at the last stage of development. Over the season, pests can destroy an entire strawberry plantation. At the end of summer they pupate, in the fall they turn into young bugs, they remain to winter. In spring they get out, flock to young trees.

Signs of Strawberry Damage

May beetle larvae parasitize the entire warm season. A sign of a pest on a strawberry is:

• growth retardation;
• lack of flowers, berries;
• wilted leaves;
• blackened stems.

With mass infection of the site, almost all bushes become damaged. Strawberry yield decreases, plants die.

On a note!

You can find the larva when digging the soil in the bed - in the aisles, around the plant. There is also one of the most effective methods to immediately detect a parasite. Strawberries are watered, gently dug up, carefully inspect the roots, the earth in the hole. The beetle larva is white, large, so distinguish it from others strawberry pests easy.

Control measures

How to deal with the Maybug larva on strawberries depends on the number of pests and personal preferences of the owners of the site.

• Physical methods. The larva eats up the roots of strawberries, in the warm season it is in the upper layers of the soil, so you can find it by digging up the beds, digging up individual bushes. The larva should be destroyed immediately. Cut in half with a shovel, any garden tools.
• Agrotechnical.If the larva eats strawberries, it is necessary to transplant the plants to another place, carefully dig the land in the garden in the fall, and then in the spring. If the site has not been sown for a long time, before planting strawberries there, it is necessary to plant buckwheat, rape, and next year they begin to form strawberry beds.
• Folk remedies. The fight against the larva of the May beetle on strawberries is carried out by means with a high content of ammonia - ammonia, chicken droppings, as well as some other substances with a strong odor. Marigolds, calendula, lupine, clover are planted along the perimeter of the site in the aisles.
• Chemicals. If the strawberry eats up the larva of the May beetle, the use of other methods of control does not give the desired result, use poison. When planting the plants, they dip the roots for several minutes in the solution or pour the poison into the wells. Already formed beds are watered with a poisonous solution or granules are scattered under the bushes.

On a note!

To save strawberries from the larvae of the May beetle, constant monitoring of the site, the timely use of various methods of control are necessary. You can destroy adults in May, if you spray trees on the site with insecticidal preparations 3 weeks before flowering.

Effective folk remedies

You can fight the May bug using compost, manure heaps. Throughout the summer, in the fall, they periodically dig up and destroy the discovered pests. To prevent mass infection of the garden, it is recommended to unload the manure on a plastic film. Then the larvae with the onset of cold weather will not be able to get into the deep layers of the soil, they die.

• Ammonia. Ammonia from the May beetle larvae helps to get rid of pests at any stage of development. The pungent odor repels, and the soil composition also changes - a large amount of nitrogen is not to the liking of pests. On a bucket of water 1/3 of a standard bottle. Watering aisles, strawberry bushes. Apply the method is allowed no more than 2 times a month.
• Clover. Saturates the soil with ammonia, inhibits the growth of weeds, it itself is tasteless for the larvae of the khrushch. Planted between rows, around the beds.
• Garlic. Pour cloves or arrows with cold water, insist for three days. Pour strawberries abundantly. Several such procedures, the larvae will leave the site.

Helps to protect strawberries eggshell. Grind, bury in the ground in the spring. Pests don't like its smell.

Feedback

Last year, it fought with larvae of strawberries on ammonia, ammonia - ammonia, chicken droppings. They dug up fat caterpillars on the potatoes, and there were no berries in the beds with berries until the end of autumn.

Anna, Tver

Effective Chemicals

The remedy for the larvae of the May beetle can be bought in a specialized store, in the market in household departments, it is possible to order online. You can protect strawberries during planting, during the period of active growth.

• Bazudin. Used in the spring planting of plants. Contribute to the soil. Retains properties for 6 weeks. Refers to non-systemic organophosphorus insecticides. The cost of a bottle of 12.5 ml is about 150 rubles.
• Actara. When planting in the ground, the roots are kept for several minutes in a solution of 0.5%. Dilute the concentrate according to the instructions. It has a contact-intestinal effect. Saves properties for a month. It is allowed to water the beds, aisle row poison. The price of a bag of 4 g is 100 rubles.
• Force. Granular preparation is applied to the soil during digging, loosening. Consumption of 12 kg per 1 ha of land. Use a week before planting the crop. The price of packaging is about 600 rubles.
• Antichrush. Professional tool for controlling larvae at different stages of development. The liquid concentrate is diluted with water, watered with strawberries. On 5 l of water consumes 10 ml of the drug. Preserves properties for 45 days. The price of a bottle with a capacity of 30 ml is 50 rubles.

It is forbidden to use toxic substances during the period of active flowering, ripening year.During this period, folk remedies are used, physical methods of struggle.

Feedback

Folk methods of struggle did not help me. I bought poison. Antichrush has used throughout the season about three times. We managed to save the plants. In the fall I plan to transfer to another place, it is good to dig a bed. Sprinkle Force in the spring. Such a fighting scheme saves not only strawberries, the whole garden.

Elena, Voronezh

The situation must be monitored constantly, as the Khrushchev flies from neighboring sites every spring.