What to Do When Pomegranates Get Pests? A Detailed Guide to Prevention and Control Methods

The pomegranate is a juicy and sweet fruit, but it is also prone to pests during its growth. So what should you do when pomegranates get pests?

1. Pomegranate cultivation techniques

1. Preliminary preparation

Choose a sunny, sheltered, slightly elevated spot as the cultivation site, and select loose, fertile, well-drained soil for planting.

2. Water and fertilizer

Pomegranates grown in the ground must be given a heavy application of organic fertilizer once a year, and during the growing season they should also be top-dressed 3 to 5 times. Pay attention to loosening the soil and removing weeds, and keep the soil in the pot moist at all times.

3. Light and temperature

For pomegranates, light and temperature are relatively important conditions that can affect the formation of flower buds. During the growing period, pomegranates require full sun, and the more sufficient the light, the more numerous and vivid the flowers. The suitable growing temperature for pomegranates is 15-20°C, and the winter temperature must not fall below -18°C, otherwise the pomegranates will suffer cold damage.

4. Pruning

Pomegranates generally need to be pruned every year. Once they enter the fruiting stage, vigorous shoots should be pinched in summer and cut back in autumn to prevent secondary and tertiary shoots from forming at the top, allowing them to store nutrients so as to form fruiting mother branches for the following year.

2. What should you do when pomegranates get pests?

The main pests of pomegranates are aphids and peach fruit borers, among which:

For aphids, you can use 10g of 2.5% imidacloprid wettable powder, diluted 1500 times, and spray it on both the upper and lower leaf surfaces of the pomegranate, with an application interval of 7-10 days;

For peach fruit borers, you can use 50% phoxim emulsifiable concentrate, diluted 800 times and mixed with mud to paste onto the flower stalks, or spray with dichlorvos or cyhalothrin diluted 2000 times.