When you plant tomato, paprika, pepper, chili, eggplant and zucchini it happens that plant has a spider web that surrounds leaves, stems, flowers and fruits, and turns them yellowish, literally killingit in less than 2 weeks, especially in drought.
Now, what does that damage do to them? It is the red spider, whose biology consists in generates many children which produce spider web, sucking also the water of the plant, interrupting the proper transport of fluids, and although there are commercial products of character synthetic (what we call "chemical") here we will focus on one: agroecological products.
Its agroecological control consists of a methodology described below, very simple and economic that we always have at home.
Materials
1.- Liter pet bottle to make homemade sprinkler or commercial sprinkler.
2.- Water.
3.- Liquid soap, detergent, wash dishes in pasta or soap to wash the dishes.
4.- Reused oil
Preparation
Take the homemade or commercial sprayer (manual or back) and add the soap, oil, water to the container and mix to homogenize, but IMPORTANTE, we have to follow some recommendations written next:
a.- If uses detergent, add a handful that is taken with four fingers of the hand for each liter of water;
b.- If you are going to use liquid soap or wash dishes, only two tablespoons per liter of water;
c.- If you have washed dishes with pasta, use your index finger and sink only a little for each liter of water.
d.- For the oil, only a half a tablespoon should be added for each liter of water.
Important:
These measures should be employed as described beacuase it may affect the biology of the plant (fruit production).
First add soap, oil, water and then mix. You must follow this order to avoid subtracting or overlapping active power.
Do not exceed the recommended dose of oil.
When, how and how many times to apply?
First consideration. It should be applied after 5 pm or when the sun does not reflex directly, so that the product does not evaporate quickly.
Second. To apply it is necessary to do both the beam and the underside of the sheet, ie above and below, as they are usually located on the underside to avoid being dehydrated. In addition, it should be sprinkled by the stem, even in soil surrounding the plant, and achieve a totally uniform spray, which can be seen with the naked eye with the human eye.
Third. If the attack is early and has not deteriorated considerably, it can be applied every 4 days; If damage is more severe increase the application every two days. If used as a preventive (highly recommended, since the plants are very susceptible) should be done every 8 days.
What does the product do and how does it work?
It acts as pesticide, but wait. We are used only to commercial chemicals, what does this do? Well, the product covers the insect or arachnid and closes the openings where the gas exchange takes place and the organism dies. This effect takes approximately one hours. The detail is that the organism breathes through very small holes and the water with soap and oil acts as a capillary, covers it with water and the organism does not have the strength to blow or exhale to break the film. In addition, it is reinforced with oil, which gives it greater strength due to its density.
This methodology allows us to prevent, control and maintain our vegetables susceptible to the red spider and aphids. If you decrease the doses it is used to prevent. When the plant has already been attacked, the dose and periodicity must be increased, however, it does not have effectiveness when the attack is severe and the plant has already lost a lot of nutrients, affecting the leaves and flowers.
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