Viburnum Pests

Kalina - a very popular garden crop in our area. This shrub has won the love of gardeners both for its beautiful decorative appearance and for its extremely healthy and tasty fruits, which are rich in vitamins and other healthy substances. At the same time, caring for viburnum is quite simple. However, like other garden plants, it is susceptible to attacks by various pests, which must be dealt with in a timely manner.

Viburnum Pests are found quite often and one of the most common pests affecting viburnum bushes is black viburnum aphid. It is a dark brown or brown colored insect. Aphids lay their larvae on viburnum leaves, as a result of which the leaves curl and dry out as the larvae drink all the juice from them. You can fight this pest with the help of special preparations, as well as infusions of pepper, celandine or a solution of laundry soap. Ladybugs are also an excellent help in the fight against aphids.

Another common pest of viburnum is a small beetle - viburnum leaf beetle. Their size is only 5-7 mm, but they multiply quite quickly and are able to eat all the leaves of the bush, leaving only large veins. These viburnum pests are quite dangerous, since the plant damaged by them will not bloom next year. You can fight them by spraying with karbofos, if this is done before flowering, with tincture of pepper or chamomile, if spraying is done at a later period.

There are other pests of viburnum that are not so common, but also occur quite often.