Sweet cherry belongs to the fruit and berry trees of the cherry family. It is also called bird cherry. Although cherries versus sweet cherries have a higher immunity. But sweet cherry has a rapid development: rapid formation of the root system, early flowering, etc. But just like other agricultural crops, bird cherry is prone to disease and is of interest to many pests.

Signs of pests on cherries

How to determine that pests attacked sweet cherries? This can be seen even from external changes in the tree. The main signs of the presence of parasites are:

  • The branches and leaves are entangled in cobwebs;
  • Leaves are damaged;
  • During the flowering period, the tree begins to dry;
  • The leaves are covered with spots, etc.

In order for the bird cherry to give a good harvest, the tree should not be attacked by pests. They cause serious damage to crops and reduce the amount of the harvest by 40%. In some cases, when the pest was not noticed on time, the crop can be lost altogether.

Cherries

The most common occurrence in the presence of pests is the eaten tree leaves. Who eats cherry leaves? Basically, it is a scabbard and leafworm. From the description of the eaten leaves, you can understand more precisely what kind of parasite they are affected by.

Important! Pests can be controlled. If you start using preventive measures in early spring, before bud break, you can completely avoid insect attacks.

Processing begins in early spring, but not earlier than the temperature stabilizes above 0 ° C. So early the tree should be processed in order to destroy all the larvae and eggs that have wintered in the bark of the trunk. To prepare the solution, urea is used, in a proportion of 700 grams per 10 liters of water.

Note! After the start of sap flow, it is no longer possible to spray the berry tree with such a solution, since there is a risk of damage to the kidneys and ovaries.

After the start of sap flow, cherries must be treated once a month with preparations that repel insects. These drugs can be purchased at specialized stores. They should be used strictly following the instructions.

There are a number of parasites that eat the leaves of the tree, leaving only skeletal remains. After the first leaves have bloomed, Hom can be sprayed onto the crown. It scares away insects that are specifically interested in tree leaves.

In the fight against caterpillars and flying insects, sticky traps that stick to the trunk are effective. They should be changed from time to time as they become clogged with pests.

Another old proven way to get rid of pests is by hand picking insects and their larvae. Only the collected material should be disposed of away from the site, otherwise the cherry pests will return back within a few hours.

Pest control methods

Cherry fly

One of the most common and dangerous pests is the cherry fly. Because of it, you can lose about 50% of the crop, if measures are not taken in time to destroy the larvae and adults. Basically, the greatest harm caused by a fly occurs in late May - mid June. The insect feeds on cherry fruits. It lays eggs inside the berries, from which white larvae, about 6 mm long, hatch after a short time.

Cherry fly

How to deal with cherry fly on cherries? One of the surest ways to fight flies is to plant early-maturing varieties, because, as a rule, the fruits ripen before the fly begins to lay eggs. For late varieties, there are complex methods of dealing with cherry fly on cherries. The root hole needs loosening, especially in early spring. Thus, it is possible to destroy the overwintered larvae. Glue traps show good results against this parasite. Treatment of trees with insecticides comes to the rescue, which must be done in several stages. The first spraying is carried out at the very beginning of summer, before the coloring of the berries, the second - 14 days after the first.

Leaf roll

How to deal with this pest? It can destroy about 60% of buds and berries and up to 50% of leaves. Caterpillars of leaf rollers live on leaves and buds. If there are many cobwebs on the cherry, this is a sure sign of the presence of a leaf roll. The caterpillars of the leafworm braid the leaves with cobwebs, turning them in different directions and eating them. The fight against leaf rollers begins before the first cherry blossom appears. The insecticide destroys the pest most effectively. But it must be applied in early spring, most often for preventive purposes. In the period of budding and fruiting, insecticides are less effective.

Leaf roll

Black and green bugs

What are black bugs on the cherry? If black larvae appear on the leaves of the cherry, this is a sign of aphid damage to the tree. These insects feed on foliage juice, as a result of which the central vascular part of the leaf is affected, it darkens, dries up and falls off.

Preventive measures to combat black and green beetles on cherries consist in the spring whitewashing of tree trunks, regular feeding and watering and pruning of affected branches.

If the bugs have already occupied the foliage, then they will have to be dealt with with chemicals. The most popular for a long time have been: Iskra, Commander, Fitoferm. There are also folk remedies that show good results in the fight against these parasites. For example, an infusion of garlic is able to rid cherries of bugs in a short time. To prepare the infusion, take 100 grams of chopped garlic and fill it with 10 liters of water. The product should be infused for 2 days.

Spider mite

The spider mite is also dangerous for cherries and cherries. The result of his activity is completely dried leaves and tree branches. The very first measure that should be taken when a spider mite is found is to wash the tree well with water. The tick has an extremely negative attitude to high humidity, so frequent watering will help get rid of this dangerous pest.

It is also recommended to treat the leaves of the tree on which the putin tick has settled with soapy water.

Cherry varieties

Note! All affected leaves and branches must be cut from the bird cherry and burned outside the site.

Preparations with a chemical composition are used for severe damage to the tree. Decis is considered a good remedy. They are treated with cherries two times: the first - immediately after the appearance of the ovaries, the second - 20 days before harvesting.

Shield

It is quite difficult to fight the shield. Most of the chemicals used for prophylactic purposes do not work on adults, only on laid eggs. The insect itself is removed by hand. After the pest is removed, the tree is treated with a soapy solution.

Important! You can process cherries with soap and water no more than 1 time in 10 days. After that, the trunk must be treated with insecticides. To combat the scabbard, the following drugs are suitable: Actellik, Aktara, Preparation 30.

Fruit moth

The sweet cherry moth is considered one of the most dangerous pests of fruit trees. Because of its activities, you can lose the entire harvest. More precisely, the fruits on the tree will sing, but not a single healthy one will be found.

Fruits that have been damaged by the moth begin to rot and fall off the branches, as it eats up part of the cuttings, thereby injuring the vascular system of the fetus. The main problem with the destruction of the moth is that the insect has developed immunity to many drugs that have been used to destroy them for many years. But every year more and more new drugs appear that are used to treat cherries from this parasite. These are drugs such as:

  • Actellik;
  • Karate;
  • Confidor;
  • Regent;
  • Bankol, etc.

Fruit mug

Time to start pest control

Most pests require immediate intervention and treatment of the tree with drugs. The fight against insects should begin in early spring, even before the first buds appear. In this case, there is an option to avoid treating the wood with chemicals. If, for some reason, the tree has not been treated from pests before the buds appear, processing is prohibited during the fruiting period. You can start or resume spraying of cherries only after harvesting. The only reason for treating cherries from pests during fruiting is the large number of pests on one tree. But in this case, the fruits from this tree are not recommended to be eaten.

Cherry season

Preventive measures

Cherry pests and the fight against them can take a lot of strength and energy. It is easier to prevent a problem than to deal with its consequences.

Preventive measures should be applied not only against pests, but also against all kinds of tree diseases. The most effective prevention methods are pruning affected branches, leaves and fruits. The trimmed parts of the cherry must be burned.

It is regularly necessary to loosen the soil in the root hole. Every year, at the beginning of spring, the cherry trunk must be processed with slaked lime. It is recommended to constantly fertilize the soil with mineral and organic fertilizing.

Sweet cherry is considered to be a capricious agricultural crop, but, nevertheless, it is widespread in Russia. With a properly selected tree protection technique, a rich and high-quality harvest can be harvested.

Moniliosis of sweet cherry