How to get rid of onion flies in the garden

How to get rid of onion flies in the garden? You type a request in a search engine. You start reading, hoping to find good advice. And nervously clutching at the heart, along the way, smoothing the hair standing on end! Absolutely all articles give the same "effective" advice. At the same time, without even thinking about the consequences of such measures. However, the authors are concerned about the use of chemicals. Well, they accumulate in the bulbs, harm the body ... And their dosage of folk remedies does not harm, yes.

We will not exaggerate and intrigue. We will analyze everything in detail.

Salt

The amount of salt per bucket of water when read causes a shudder. Yes, even the unfortunate advisers got confused, what should be watered with such a concentrated solution: onion feather or still the soil?

Prompt. Do not pour anything with strong saline. Napalm! Napalm need to burn everything clean! Or, for reliability, a nuclear charge. The effect will be the same: completely barren scorched earth.

Well, which plant can live with such a concentration of salt in the soil? They recommend to salt the onion, yeah. In addition, it is advised to pour clean water between the "ambassador". This means that the solution will penetrate the earth deeper, for sure.

No doubt, there will be no onion flies in the beds. And in general there will be nothing for several years. Until normal soil microflora is restored.

Tip. Gentlemen, turn on logic and sanity. Look for other methods of getting rid of adversity.

Kerosene

Good remedy. The smelly, onion fly is confusing. Only the dosage should be adequate. For 10 liters of pure water, only 2 tbsp is enough. l No need to pour a whole liter! This is a chemical attack, not a deterrent method.

Tip. Kerosene is quietly replaced with the same amount of a pharmaceutical solution of ammonia. That is, an ordinary ammonia.

Carrot

From year to year the same thing taldykayut: joint planting of onions and carrots mutually repel specific pests. What does it say? Phytoncides of carrots and others like them ...

Well, carrot tops do not smell until you disturb it! Doesn't smell at all! Plant through at least one plant, but all the same, these ubiquitous flies will find food. And they start flying too early. At this time, carrots are just starting to emerge (approximately mid-May). Who can scare these thin sprouts? What is the heavy flow of volatile? Do not tell my horseshoes.

Another thing is the second generation of onion flies. It hatches from pupae approximately 29-36 days after the first pore of departure. Usually at this time the carrots are pulled out a second time, and the earliest of the greenhouse is already used for food. The tops are not thrown away. It is poured with boiling water, insist 5 hours. Filter and thoroughly spray the onion beds. You can even say doused. Steamed tops can also be spread between rows, even if it repels pests with its amber.

Tip. This method is not suitable for spring processing; look for an alternative. Although, if there is a lot of old carrots left, you can boil it, and already with this liquid periodically water a young onion.

Ashes

Some sources recommend collecting all construction waste and burning it. Then stir the resulting ash in water, then to shed onion beds. Yeah. And these people dare to talk about the dangers of chemistry in the garden? Pfe twice!

What is included in the concept of “construction waste” here? Non-woven wallpaper with glue residues, pieces of an old laminate ... Still to list? After burning such garbage, an entire periodic table will appear in the ashes. And rightly so, in her garden! That the fly was not discouraged. People, come to your senses.This method was safe when building debris was paper wallpaper with starch paste.

Better burn old branches, rotten boards and last year's leaves. Such ashes will be almost clean in environmental terms. And now they can safely water the onion beds. Naturally mixed with pure water. It is easy to remember proportions: for 2 liters take 2 glasses of ash.

Tip. For better adhesion to onion feathers and so that the mixture does not rinse off too quickly, add a little potash or laundry soap. Only 50-60 g are enough for a bucket of liquid

Fragrant infusions

Very good recipe. You can use as much as you like, at least for the whole season. The frequency of treatment is 1 time in 8-9 days. Start from the moment the first onion shoots appear and end 20 days before harvesting on the turnip.

The direct recipe is simple to disgrace. We go to the site or for a walk nearby. We carefully look around. We are looking for plants that have a strong own smell. These are tansy, valerian, fir, pine, mint. We tear a bunch of medium size. We drag all this stuff home and throw it in an enameled bucket. Then pour boiling water to the top, cover with a lid.

As soon as the mixture cools down to room temperature, boldly filter it and pour it into the garden sprayer. Then we generously water onion beds.

No sprayer at hand? No problem! The old fashioned bucket and broom. And they went to save their landings from the pest. There was no broom and you do not know how to replace it ... Sir or Madame, you are clearly not of Russian origin! Our relative will always find a way out of the situation. Instead of a broom, a bunch of shepherd’s bags or yarrow will be torn off, and calmly spray them with beds.

Tip. Tomato tops have identical properties. When making an infusion, its specific aroma perfectly interrupts the onion smell.

Digging

As they say, it is better to prevent than to get rid of the consequences later. Some sources recommend digging the soil to a depth of more than 20 cm. This is approximately the entire length of the bayonet of a regular garden shovel.

The method really works, but with one caveat. Digging should be done after the first frost. Then the chrysalis will die for sure. Unlike carrot, they do not withstand even the mildest frosts.

Tip. Do not dig with a pitchfork. They loosen the soil, but do not raise the lower layers to the surface, like the simplest shovel.

Crop rotation

Also a good way to get rid of onion flies in the beds. Only it is necessary to include absolutely all bulb cultures. Vegetables and flowers. Garlic, all kinds of onions, lilies, tulips, daffodils. Otherwise, their pest will also chew with pleasure. She doesn’t care what is planted. Have a bulb? Means, lays eggs. And the larvae know their insidious business.

Tip. Plant onion beds in one bed no more than once every 4 years.

Potassium permanganate

In a strong hot (+ 46-48 ° C) solution, the planting material is soaked. That is, onions. Nigella seeds are also pickled in this solution. Authors of most articles are sure that this method will help to avoid damage to plantings with an onion fly.

I wonder what action this method is based on. How will he scare off a fly or its larvae? As one famous hero of the film said: “What is your evidence?”

No doubt, such a solution can be disinfected. To kill pathogenic bacteria and pathogenic spores of fungi is also quite capable. How can he deal with a fly? Honestly, no way. From the word in no way. The onion fly sneezed at your potassium permanganate. And her larvae also giggle viciously and continue to violently nibble your little bulb.

The method only works if the soaking was in a solution of any systemic insecticide. Moreover, strictly according to the instructions and in accordance with the dosage indicated on the packaging by the manufacturer. But this method does not suit you. "This lady hiimiya!" Favorite phrase of unfortunate ecologists.So the ash from the laminate is not chemistry. A tool that has passed all the checks and is approved for use in a personal subsidiary farm ...

In any case, you choose. For yourself, plant.

Ash, tobacco, pepper

Proportion of 400 g of ash plus 2 tsp. black pepper and 2 tsp. tobacco dust. Mix everything, and pollinate well the onions and the soil in the beds. Then be sure to weed.

The method is not bad, because pepper and tobacco scare away the onion fly with its smell. And ash will prevent eggs from being laid at the neck of the stem. Only the meaning of subsequent weeding is not entirely clear. What is the use of this procedure? No, weeding itself is important. But why carry it out after treatment with a dry mixture - science still does not know.

By the way, the same mixture can be poured with a bucket of boiling water, add 60 grams of laundry soap and let it brew for a day or two. Then, without filtering, the infusion is poured into the most ordinary garden watering can and well shed onion plantings. The effect will be identical, and the product itself will last longer on the surface of feathers and soil.

Tip. Weed the beds in advance so as not to trample the mixture into the soil. There she will not bring benefits.

Naphthalene and sand

It is recommended to take 10 g of naphthalene and 100 g of sand. Then mix the resulting mixture thoroughly and sprinkle the beds carefully.

Why is this smelly process? The dishes and hands get dirty ... Naphthalene interrupts the onion smell well, but you can do much easier. We take an unnecessary plastic bottle, make several holes in it. Then we throw a naphthalene tablet inside and drag the entire structure onto the beds.

The sun warms the pill, the stench repels a fly. Who is very smart there who says that at night the sun sleeps and does not warm anything? At night, the onion fly also sleeps and does not fly.

Tip. The method does not work on larvae and pupae. Therefore, take care of it in advance, during the spring summer of insects.

How to get rid of onion flies in the beds? In principle, not so hard. Think with your head, choose your wallet thickness and thickness, and follow the recommendations wisely. Then your landings will not be threatened by nasty worms and nasty flying pests.

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