Even with the best care and optimal location, apricots can become ill. They often suffer from pest infestation. Natural remedies can support healing. We help you to find the right answers and treatment methods.
frost moth
This pest is a common butterfly. The caterpillars of this species are particularly dangerous.
Visible:
- Leaves and fruits: pitted and pitted
- Leaves and flowers: woven together
Bacillus thuringiensis preparations can be used on warm days. Natural enemies of the winter moth are native great tits. Attach a small bird house to the apricot tree. The birds may be interested in your shelter and use the good food source right there.
frizz disease
The cause of frizz disease is a stubborn fungus. Already at the beginning of the year you have to take action against him. Spraying solutions containing copper or using natural agents has proven to be effective.
Symptoms:
- young leaves: discolour, blistered surface
- Fruit and leaves die off
A treatment is only effective if it is completed before the bud threshold. If you miss this point in time, all affected leaves, branches and fruits must be completely removed. Be sure to throw them in the normal household waste.
shotgun disease
Many a gardener can sing a sad song about the famous hole disease.
Symptoms:
- Leaves: round, brown spots (dead tissue), then small holes
Fungicides have proven effective in combating this disease. Biological alternatives are products with additives made from clay, copper or sulphur. To prevent this, stick onions or garlic cloves under the apricot tree.
bacterial burn
This disease can be recognized by various symptoms.
Identifiable at first glance:
- Leaf margin: small brown spots
- Consequence: the leaves die off
- fruits: black spots
- increasing resin excretion
- visible indentations in the tree bark
To date, bacterial blight cannot be completely combated. For this reason, preventive methods play a special role. For this purpose, gardeners whiten the trunk of the apricot tree. In addition, spraying copper solutions can protect against the infectious disease.
tips and tricks
Breeding is producing more and more resistant apricot varieties. However, individual fruit trees are only ever resistant to a specific disease.
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