In the Dnipropetrovsk region, after abundant flowering, apricots suddenly massively dropped leaves and fruit ovaries. Specialists have identified this disease as moniliosis.

Gardeners do not hide the surprise and annoyance about the disease of their fruit trees. According to the deputy director of the company, which unites over 500 gardeners and farmers, Emil Mikaelyan, a massive disease of apricot trees was detected almost throughout the region.

According to him, the trees shed more green leaves and unripe fruits. A large number of farmers report that their apricots are already completely “naked”. The northern and western parts of the region suffered less.

Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, head of the Center for Ecological Agricultural Production and professor of the Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University Nikolay Kharitonov says that the region’s apricots fell ill with moniliosis.

This disease was active in the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region in the late 90s. It is caused by a fungus and, in addition to apricots, also damages cherries, cherries and peaches. The current outbreak of moniliosis has arisen due to the warm and humid May days.

Nikolai Kharitonov explains that it was necessary to take measures to prevent this disease in the fall or at the end of winter. Now you can save the affected trees by cutting off the damaged branches. Together with the leaves that have fallen, they need to be buried or burned so that the fungus does not disperse further.

The tree itself needs to be treated with Topaz, Horus, Peleton, Skor fungicides or copper sulfate, Bordeaux liquid. It is very important to involve your neighbors in the processing of trees, otherwise the fungus will wander from tree to tree. The fruit processing field will need to be washed very well. And it is better to preserve them or let them into juice.