Cherry is one of the favorite trees of Ukrainian gardeners. It is hardy, unpretentious, and its tasty and healthy berries are well stored. However, cherries are regularly affected by pests.
In particular, insects like to eat cherry fruits. If you don't take care of protecting them in time, they can destroy almost the entire crop. That's why OBOZ.
UA asked about the methods that will protect the tree and the berries on it. What pests affect cherries There are actually a lot of insects that eat cherry berries and damage trees. To determine the correct method of control, you need to know which pest attacked your tree.
Veined whitefly This butterfly resembles its common relative, the cabbage whitefly. The insect caterpillar eats the buds and leaves on the cherry tree. Cherry aphids An insect dangerous for the garden raises its young on the branches of cherries and cherries.
Young individuals feed on the sap from the tree shoots and stick to the leaves with their excrement and dead skin. As a result, the cherry tree can stop growing and even die. Weevil These insects overwinter in the ground near the roots of the cherry tree.
In the spring, when it gets warm, the pest beetle climbs into the crown and begins to eat buds, leaves, and flowers. This can greatly affect the yield of cherries. When the berries are ripe, the weevil attacks them as well.
It eats the pulp and lays its larvae in it. The spoiled berry dries and falls to the ground, where the next generation of the pest develop.