Diseases and pests of girlish grapes

Maiden grapes are an unpretentious, fast-growing liana, valued by gardeners for their amazing decorativeness, winter hardiness, resistance to damage by pests and pathogens. However, improper care and unfavorable environmental factors often lead to a decrease in the immunity of this hardy plant, as a result of which it begins to suffer from both various diseases and from an invasion of insects. What diseases maiden grapes are susceptible to, what pests pose a threat to it, what are the preventive measures - we will tell in this article.

Maiden grapes are resistant to infection by pathogens of many known phyto-diseases, however, due to various circumstances, it can suffer from both pathogenic bacteria and fungi or viruses. Below are the names and descriptions of the most common diseases that the decorative vine in question can be infected with.

A dangerous fungal disease that affects not only the green parts of the plant, but also its young shoots and stems. One of the main reasons for the development of gray rot is high humidity., which can occur due to unfavorable weather conditions or, which is more often noted, with excessive watering and abundant spraying. In some cases, liana can become infected with rot from already infected plants that are nearby.

The main measures in the fight against gray rot include:

• removal of the affected parts of the vine;
• treatment of plants with fungicidal preparations - "Gamair", "Alirin-B".

Also, during the period of rot treatment, gardeners take measures to reduce soil moisture. For this purpose, they temporarily suspend watering, completely stop spraying.

Another insidious fungal disease that affects the underground parts of plants (roots and rhizomes). This disease can occur during the season of prolonged rains, when the level of humidity in the air and soil rises sharply. Other common causes of root rot development are over-watering, poor soil drainage.

The main signs of this disease are:

• inhibition of plant growth;
• wilting and yellowing of leaves;
• browning of the bark on lignified shoots and their gradual dying off.

As in the previous case, in the fight against root rot, plant treatment is carried out in a complex manner. For this, gardeners carry out activities such as:

• processing of grapes with fungicidal and copper-containing preparations - "Hom", "Oxyhom", "Abiga-Peak";
• deep digging of a place with infected plants;
• work to improve soil drainage.

A pest whose pupae are capable of seriously damaging both wild and cultivated forms of grapes. An adult is a marble-colored butterfly about 1-1.2 cm in size. The caterpillars of the leafworm are small (up to 1 cm), have a gray-green color and golden shields on the head. To destroy the grape leafworm, plants are treated with insecticides "Tokution", "Tsidial", "Fozalon".

A tiny parasite that feeds on plant juices. Usually found when examining the undersides of the leaves. To combat the few colonies, they carry out spraying with soapy water (300 grams of laundry soap or 100 grams of tar soap per 1 bucket of water).

Famous rodent pests that annoy many home garden owners. These small creatures, on the eve of cold weather, can equip nests in the thickets of grapes, damaging its aboveground part.

To combat mice, standard devices are used - mechanical and automatic traps.... Less often, gardeners resort to the help of toxic substances (poisons) - "Storm", "Ratobor", "Blockade", "Efa".

The main measure for the prevention of diseases and damage to vines by pests is proper care, which provides for regular but moderate watering, timely pruning and formation of vines. In no case should excessive thickening of plants be allowed - the main reason for the decrease in their immunity.