Aisea e fa'aogaina ai le mata e fa'a'iniseti?

O le fa'amoemoega autu ole mata e fa'amauina iniseti ole fa'atumauina o iniseti pei ole kapisi papa'e pepe ma flea beetle ese faatoaga. O le fa'atupuina o se pa fa'aletino e mafai ona aoga ma o se suiga i le fa'aogaina o vailaau fa'asaina. 

E foliga la'ititi le mata e pei o pupuni upega ae e faia i le polythene manino. Ole lapopoa o mata e matua sili atu ona matala nai lo fulufulu mamoe fa'ato'aga o lona uiga e maua ai sina mafanafana faaopoopo. Ae ui i lea, e maua ai le puipuiga lelei o le matagi, timuga ma le uato'a.

Tulaga lelei

Puipuiga mai iniseti 

Faʻaaogaina e fai ma pa puipui faaletino, mata e le iniseti tuuina atu le puipuiga mai iniseti 'ai laau e aunoa ma se si'itia tele o le vevela (fa'alagolago i le tele o mata) ae lelei le puipuiga mai le matagi ma le uato'a. Latou te taofia foi timuga mamafa e faʻaitiitia ai le faʻaleagaina e mafai e timuga tetele ona faia i le fausaga o le palapala, fatu fatu ma fatu. E fa'aitiitia fo'i le sausau palapala e mafai ona fa'aleagaina ai fuala'au laulaau.

Many problems including root feeding insects such as lago kāloti ma lele a'a kapisi are better managed by insect proof mesh than pesticides and the extra shelter leads to better plants and heavier crops.

Stretching mesh, even by placing over hoops, can widen the gaps and reduce efficacy. Check manufacturer’s instructions. The edges of the mesh are best buried under at least 5cms of soil.

E le tatau ona pupuni ia laau pe a ola i lalo o ufi mata ma e tatau ona faalumaina pe a ufiufi ina ia mafai ai ona tuputupu ae laau.

E ui lava horticultural fleece can exclude invertebrates very effectively, it is much less durable and can be easily damaged when removed for weed control. Fleece can also raise temperatures and humidity to levels that might be undesirable.

Fulu fa'ato'aga should be practised, as some invertebrates can get through the mesh and might persist until the following year, ready to multiply when the same crop is planted and the mesh replaced.

Fa'aletonu

Fa'atapula'a le pu'eina o le mafanafana

fulufulu mamoe should be used where crops need to be provided with extra warmth or frost protection.

Faʻamalosia faʻamaʻi ma slugs

Raised humidity levels and subsequent soft, lush growth produced when growing under insect proof mesh may encourage diseases such as Botrytis ma palapala vaivai. Slugs ma sisi e mafai ona faʻamalosia e le maualuga o le susu i lalo ifo o le mata.

Faatapula'a le avanoa i vao

O le mea e leaga ai e masani lava ona mana'omia le tatalaina o la'au i le lua i le tolu vaiaso e su'e ai, vao ma fatu manifinifi e totōina. Ole mea lea e ono a'afia ai fa'ama'i fa'ama'i fa'ama'i fa'ato'a fa'ateleina.

Fa'ata'atia fuamoa i le mata

E mafai e iniseti ona tu'u fuamoa i nisi o taimi pe a pa'i le mata i lau laau toto. O le fa'amautinoaina e le pa'i le mata i la'au e fa'aitiitia ai le ono tupu mai o lea mea. 

Fa'afitauli pollination

Fa'ato'aga fa'a'aiseti pei o le strawberries ma kukama e le fetaui mo le ola i lalo o le mata e le iniseti ao latou fuga.

upega ma meaola

E mafai ona lamatia manu fe'ai ona o upega fa'ato'aga le lelei ona fa'atūina ma pulea lelei. Mesh sili ona lelei, e pei o le iniseti-proof mesh po'o fulu fa'ato'aga, o se tasi lea o filifiliga e sili atu le saogalemu, ae e taua le fa'amautu o pito o le mata e ala i le tanuina i lalo o le palapala po'o le taula i se laupapa fa'apa'ele'ele afa goto i le palapala. Aemaise lava manulele e mafai ona lavelavea i upega matala e ono i'u ai i le oti pe manu'a. 

Mauaina

Insect proof mesh may last five to ten years but unfortunately cannot be easily recycled. However, local recycling facilities should be checked. Insect netting made from biodegradable plant starch is now available from Andermatt, tu'uina atu se filifiliga fa'alelei i le au faifa'ato'aga. 

Filifiliga o oloa

Insect-proof mesh is offered in pre-cut sizes, a variety of widths and any length can be ordered ‘off the roll’. The larger the sheet and the closer it is to manufactured sizes the less it costs per square metre.

O lo'o fa'atauina fo'i Mesh i lapopo'a eseese. O le la'ititi o le mata o le la'ititi foi lea o le iniseti e le o aofia ai ae o le tele o le tau ma le fa'atuputeleina o le vevela (o mea e sili atu ona lelei e fa'asalaina iniseti e mafai ona o'o atu ai i se mafanafana tele mo fuala'au ufiufi) ma le susu i lalo. I le isi itu, o mata e sili atu ona mama e masani ona mama ma faigofie ona faʻaoga e aunoa ma ni paʻu lagolago.

Mesh masani: 1.3-1.4mm. Lelei mo iniseti pei o lele a'a kapisi, lele aniani, lele fatu pi ma carrot fly, as well as moth and butterfly pests.  Birds and mammals can also be excluded. Although theoretically capable of penetrating mesh, mammals and larger birds seldom do, so there is rarely any need to add further protection such as bird netting. However, this size is unreliable in excluding small insects such as aphids, flea beetle, eli laulaau allium ma mogamoga liki.

Mesh lelei: 0.8mm. Good for very small insects such as flea beetles, cabbage whitefly, moth and butterflies, leaf miners (including allium leaf miner), lago lanumeamata, lago uliuli, fa'apea fo'i lago a'a kapisi, lago aniani, lago fatu fatu ma lago karoti. E le aofia ai foi manu felelei ma mamame.

Mesh Ultrafine: 0.3-0.6mm. O lenei lapopoa e maua ai se puipuiga lelei thrips, flea beetles ma isi mea laiti tele invertebrates. E le aofia ai foi manu felelei ma manu faalafua.

Upega pepe: O upega lelei ma le 4-7mm mata e maua ai le puipuiga lelei pepe papa'e pe a le pa'i lau lau i le upega, ma o le mea moni o manulele ma mamame.