HOW ALIENATE BLACK ANTS FROM THE ORCHARDS AND GARDENS
To prevent that attack plants, specialists recommend combining INTA and
include aromatic species in order to create a balance. Guidelines for
proper biological control.
Tuesday May 28, 2019
"It's a painstaking task," says the popular saying. Never better when
performing a biological control of these so classic inhabitants in home
gardens and gardens. INTA's recommendations for proper biological control.
"Black ants are probably one of the most frequent and less dear visits our
garden, among the best known species are the red, carpintera and
Argentina," explained Francisco -Technical INTA Metropolitan Area of
Buenos Aires Pescio and one of the authors of the book "my house, my
garden," -
He added that "although play an important role in nature, generally tend to
bring us enough problems in our crops. That is why we must learn to
regulate their population. "
Some methods to combat baits ranging from broken rice to fight with fire or
between ants. "The management or biological control requires that takes
place in an integrated way and not just using a prescription," said INTA
specialist AMBA.
In this regard, he stressed the need to "find balance within the orchard
not destroying the ants but seeking not to attack the vegetables in
principle by combining or presence of aromatic species."
According to the specialist, "not all species are equal for ants and some
will be the first to be attacked, such as legumes (beans and peas). And
others may ultimately be consumed or repel them. What are good repellents?
Mint, garlic and onion, wormwood, lavender, rue, sesame ".
Baits and traps
Baits are very attractive elements, which can perform various functions. At
the onset of an attack allow "distract" attention to the attacked plants
and direct them to the bait. They may also affect feeding ants themselves
(such as rice).
At the same time, to allow ants carrying substances toxic to nest, to then
attack the Honguera (as with copper sulfate).
The most commonly used baits are citrus peels, honey, broken rice grains.
Traps are those plant species most preferred by ants, which will attack
first.
For it took some plants, such as beans, and can use the knowledge that they
will warn they are ants. When they appear attacked (we have little time) we
began to prepare our arsenal of biological control.
Extracts prepared and purines
Pescio said there are differences between mextratos, macerated and
purín. "Our preparations are called actually plant extracts," said the
coach. Many plants have various insecticidal compounds, fungicidal,
medicinal, among others.
"The way of extracting is by a liquid, usually water, although the result
varies according to extraction procedures" he explained.
Slurry fermented in the plant parts are placed in containers with water.
The container is covered and stirred every day until a color change occurs
in one or two weeks. The smell is very unpleasant to have. It is diluted in
water and can be applied.
Meanwhile, the infusion involves placing plants in boiling water. Let stand
24 hours. Unlike Soaking which the plants are placed in water for no longer
than three days. You should not ferment.
In all cases, we filter the resulting. Generally also it diluted to then
apply.
Orange Blossom
This technique uses the fungi that attack citrus fruits. They usually
appear in some characteristic fruits fungi green and blue color, belonging
to the species Penicillium sp. As its name implies, from this family of
fungi penicillin was obtained, potent antibiotic. The technique involves
taking several of these fruits and make macerated.
this fluid leaks and spreads on the nest entrance. The goal is "water"
spores of these fungi on the anthill, which germinated in Honguera and
eliminate the fungus that the ants use as food; thus causing its withdrawal
from the area.
It is not always successful this technique, because in Honguera ants
cultivate fungus not only serves food, but other fungi that generate
substances defense. According as the ratio of these fungi and we added,
will be the final result.
A large community
Ants are the most evolved social insects as they present an organization in
castes and are distinguished: queen compared to all his progeny is gigantic
and his whole life, once it has established the colony is restricted to
laying eggs.
Both winged players, fertile virgin females (winged, wings used only in the
nuptial flight and after inseminated emerge from deciduous wings) and males
(die at the end of its only flight: the wedding); and workers (asexual and
wingless females) are the majority of the population of the colony and
those responsible for the damage. Measured between 6 and 10 millimeters
long, are semilustroso black.
The specialist explained that "there are a variety of ants in the garden,
and not all affect us in the same way: we have the typical ants, with its
classic high anthill except for the annoying bites, these ants do not eat
vegetables ; and there are other ants, they do not bite that can get to
bring other problems, but do not attack plants. "
Therefore, Pescio focused on control of the famous black ants that damage
vegetables or cutting ants. But how different? "Cutter ants are easily
differentiated from non cutters because they have spines on the dorsal
thorax (top loin, in Creole)," says the coach INTA AMBA.
include aromatic species in order to create a balance. Guidelines for
proper biological control.
Tuesday May 28, 2019
"It's a painstaking task," says the popular saying. Never better when
performing a biological control of these so classic inhabitants in home
gardens and gardens. INTA's recommendations for proper biological control.
"Black ants are probably one of the most frequent and less dear visits our
garden, among the best known species are the red, carpintera and
Argentina," explained Francisco -Technical INTA Metropolitan Area of
Buenos Aires Pescio and one of the authors of the book "my house, my
garden," -
He added that "although play an important role in nature, generally tend to
bring us enough problems in our crops. That is why we must learn to
regulate their population. "
Some methods to combat baits ranging from broken rice to fight with fire or
between ants. "The management or biological control requires that takes
place in an integrated way and not just using a prescription," said INTA
specialist AMBA.
In this regard, he stressed the need to "find balance within the orchard
not destroying the ants but seeking not to attack the vegetables in
principle by combining or presence of aromatic species."
According to the specialist, "not all species are equal for ants and some
will be the first to be attacked, such as legumes (beans and peas). And
others may ultimately be consumed or repel them. What are good repellents?
Mint, garlic and onion, wormwood, lavender, rue, sesame ".
Baits and traps
Baits are very attractive elements, which can perform various functions. At
the onset of an attack allow "distract" attention to the attacked plants
and direct them to the bait. They may also affect feeding ants themselves
(such as rice).
At the same time, to allow ants carrying substances toxic to nest, to then
attack the Honguera (as with copper sulfate).
The most commonly used baits are citrus peels, honey, broken rice grains.
Traps are those plant species most preferred by ants, which will attack
first.
For it took some plants, such as beans, and can use the knowledge that they
will warn they are ants. When they appear attacked (we have little time) we
began to prepare our arsenal of biological control.
Extracts prepared and purines
Pescio said there are differences between mextratos, macerated and
purín. "Our preparations are called actually plant extracts," said the
coach. Many plants have various insecticidal compounds, fungicidal,
medicinal, among others.
"The way of extracting is by a liquid, usually water, although the result
varies according to extraction procedures" he explained.
Slurry fermented in the plant parts are placed in containers with water.
The container is covered and stirred every day until a color change occurs
in one or two weeks. The smell is very unpleasant to have. It is diluted in
water and can be applied.
Meanwhile, the infusion involves placing plants in boiling water. Let stand
24 hours. Unlike Soaking which the plants are placed in water for no longer
than three days. You should not ferment.
In all cases, we filter the resulting. Generally also it diluted to then
apply.
Orange Blossom
This technique uses the fungi that attack citrus fruits. They usually
appear in some characteristic fruits fungi green and blue color, belonging
to the species Penicillium sp. As its name implies, from this family of
fungi penicillin was obtained, potent antibiotic. The technique involves
taking several of these fruits and make macerated.
this fluid leaks and spreads on the nest entrance. The goal is "water"
spores of these fungi on the anthill, which germinated in Honguera and
eliminate the fungus that the ants use as food; thus causing its withdrawal
from the area.
It is not always successful this technique, because in Honguera ants
cultivate fungus not only serves food, but other fungi that generate
substances defense. According as the ratio of these fungi and we added,
will be the final result.
A large community
Ants are the most evolved social insects as they present an organization in
castes and are distinguished: queen compared to all his progeny is gigantic
and his whole life, once it has established the colony is restricted to
laying eggs.
Both winged players, fertile virgin females (winged, wings used only in the
nuptial flight and after inseminated emerge from deciduous wings) and males
(die at the end of its only flight: the wedding); and workers (asexual and
wingless females) are the majority of the population of the colony and
those responsible for the damage. Measured between 6 and 10 millimeters
long, are semilustroso black.
The specialist explained that "there are a variety of ants in the garden,
and not all affect us in the same way: we have the typical ants, with its
classic high anthill except for the annoying bites, these ants do not eat
vegetables ; and there are other ants, they do not bite that can get to
bring other problems, but do not attack plants. "
Therefore, Pescio focused on control of the famous black ants that damage
vegetables or cutting ants. But how different? "Cutter ants are easily
differentiated from non cutters because they have spines on the dorsal
thorax (top loin, in Creole)," says the coach INTA AMBA.