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Biological plant protection
There are many effective chemicals that help in the fight against plant pests and diseases. Unfortunately, not all of them are safe for health, because chemicals are retained for a long time in the fruits and leaves of crops, which makes them unsuitable for food for a while. Biological protection of plants is no less effective in coping with insects and diseases, and at the same time, preparations of this type are safe and can be used even during harvest.
The best biological plant protection products
The use of such drugs has many significant advantages. First of all, they are safe for the health of the body, their use does not harm the environment. This is due to the fact that the action of the drugs is directed only against pests or diseases. Therefore, they can be applied at any stage of cultivation, even during harvest. In addition, plants and insects do not get used to these products, so they are effective even with frequent use.
Biological plant protection can be applied at any stage of crop cultivation
There are many biological products available to help protect crops against most fungal and bacterial diseases. The following are especially popular with gardeners:
- Baktofit
- Fitosporin
- “Biofungicide”
In order to get rid of harmful insects in your area, you should pay attention to drugs such as “Nematofungin”, “Fioverm”, “Bitoxibacillin”. In essence, these funds are solutions with microorganisms that are dangerous to a certain type of insect.
Folk remedies for biological plant protection from pests
Some plants have insecticidal properties. Therefore, they are often used in the fight against insects. The following have proven themselves well:
- Infusion of onions. The infusion of this vegetable not only protects crops from most pests, but is also often used to treat fungal diseases such as gray rot and late blight. To prepare it, finely chop the unpeeled vegetables, pour the mass into a half-liter bottle up to half and fill it with warm water. Insist 10 days in a dark place. Strain the resulting infusion. For processing, dilute 25 ml of the product in a bucket of water.
- Garlic decoction. Grind 700 g of unpeeled vegetable heads with a blender, fill them with a bucket of boiling water and simmer for an hour over low heat. The strained broth is diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio. In order to destroy pests, process 1 sq. m of soil 0,5 l of solution.
Biological control methods will become the best friends of any gardener and gardener. They are safe enough and do not harm both the soil and human health.