Spider mites on cucumbers

Spider mites on cucumbers are the most common problem for summer residents all over the world. It causes harm to Orurans, especially affecting them in greenhouses or under polyethylene cover. The spider mite attaches to the bottom of the leaf and sucks out the nutritious juices from it, entwining the cucumber leaf with its web. As a result, the healthy green leaf becomes discolored and dies.

To combat spider mites, cucumbers are sprayed with a special solution, which can be purchased from any store that specializes in protecting plants from pests. If the plot of land is located far from civilization. You can generously spray the cucumber leaves with soapy water.

On large cucumber plantations, special methods of protection against spider mites are used. One of these methods is to populate a cucumber plantation with Phytoseiulus, a natural enemy of the spider mite, which sucks the eggs laid by the female mite. However, this procedure for populating phytoseifulus will have to be carried out every 2-3 weeks.

An effective fight against spider mites in mass quantities is also the colonization of the plantation with the fungus Entomophthora adjara, which helps to completely destroy the parasites.

In order to prevent spider mite infestation, it is necessary to thoroughly dig up the area where the greenhouse is located, because female spider mites overwinter shallowly underground and die when digging up the soil. If this is not done, then each female lays up to 100 eggs per week, which become adults in 20-30 days and infect the entire garden bed.