Pest sticky boardsis an excellent way to control and reduce the number of plant pests. Crops hung in the vicinity inform us about the increase in the number of a given pest and the need to spray it. In many cases, they can also be used as an auxiliary, direct pest control agent. See what are the most populartypes of sticky boards for pestsand how to use them in the garden!
Yellow sticky board against pests
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Which plant pests can be combated with sticky boards and how to use such boards? Information on sticky boards for pests has been prepared by Rafał Okułowicz, the publisher of PoradnikOgrodniczy.pl
Pest sticky boards can be usedin the cultivation of ornamental plants and vegetables under covers (in greenhouses and foil tunnels), as well as in field crops and in orchards. The most popular areyellow sticky boards, which effectively catch most of the pests of plants grown under cover, as well as potted and balcony flowers. They help in the fight against such pests as: greenhouse whitefly, aphids, leaf miners and earthworms. Among the owners of fruit trees, the most sought after areorange sticky boards for the trześniówka seed
Sticky boards for pests are a great wayto catch the greenhouse whitefly on a large scale in crops under cover, and to grow potted flowers (small black flies) in homes.In these places, especiallyI recommend the use of sticky boards , because thanks to them we limit the use of harmful chemicals, and thesticky boards for pests themselves are completely safe for peopleNo contain no poisons, only a sticky substance to which pests sticking to the yellow color of the tablets stick.
Sticky boards for pests should also be usedas an element supporting non-chemical pest control with natural spraying.
Sticky boards can also be used to signal the presence of a pestand the date of spraying. In this way, we increase the effectiveness of spraying. If, after finding a pest on sticky boards, we decide not to spray with an insecticide, but to biological combat, consisting in the introduction of beneficial organisms (antagonistic to the pest to be controlled), then the sticky boards should be removed before biological control begins.
We should also remember thatsticky boards used in the garden , mainly those hung in the crowns of fruit trees, may pose a threat to beneficial insects, such as golden-eyed, ladybugs, or many flies and wasps that are not the target of catching . Therefore, in these cases arrays should not be overused.
Types of sticky boards for pests
Yellow sticky boards for greenhouse crops- the most popular type of sticky boards, showing both the attractiveness and control of plant pests. They are most often used in greenhouse crops and in foil tunnels to detect and catch greenhouse whitefly, saplings, aphids and leaf miners. A package of 5 boards is sufficient for a greenhouse of 25 m². In the case of biological pest control, the plates should be removed.
Yellow sticky boards for greenhouse crops
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Yellow sticky boards for potted flowers- used to signal the appearance of pests and reduce their number. They are used to eliminate whitefly, aphids and earthlings. A package of 10 pieces is enough for a 50m² room with pots with plants. They can be used both in apartments and on balconies.
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Orange sticky plates- used for detecting and tracking the flight of the marsh seed beetle, pear honeysuckle and carrot flake.
White sticky boards- in orchards for detecting and tracking the flight of apple fruiting body, yellow-necked fruiting body, white fruiting body (on plums) and raspberry witch, in vegetable cultivation for detecting and catching cabbage cream and blackberry seed.
Blue sticky plates- for detecting and tracking thrips' flight. In the cultivation of potted plants, the plates placed in pots on the windowsill can be used for direct control of thrips.
In addition to the above-mentioned sticky boards, which can be hung and placed near plants,sticky sheets and tapesand bands placed on tree trunks are also used. For example, cabbage and Tarrhea can be caught withsticky pest control sheets , and with kwood pest tapeto control female mites, horse chestnut moss and ants.
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