Many gardeners face this problem when gooseberries are infested with caterpillars.
And if you don’t take action in time, you can be left not only without a harvest, but also lose the bush altogether.
Let's figure out what to do in such a case.
How to save gooseberries
It often happens that a bush is attacked by a huge number of caterpillars at once. These can be sawfly caterpillars, moth caterpillars, and glassworm caterpillars.
The pests are so voracious that they can completely destroy all the leaves on your plants in just one night.
If the infestation occurs during harvest, it is important to remove all berries from the bush and then treat it with an insecticide.
To prevent caterpillars from further destroying your crop, weed the soil under the bush and mulch with leaf material. If the pest is already pupating in the soil, adult insects will not be able to get out after transformation.
Please note! If caterpillars attack your gooseberry during flowering, you cannot treat the bushes with a chemical insecticide, as it will negatively affect the pollinating insects.
In this case, it is recommended to use biopreparations based on beneficial microbiota.
Earlier we wrote about how to get rid of pests using baking soda.
