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HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DRIVE SLUKES, COLORADA, APHIDS, SCOOP AND WIREBOX

1. HOW TO DESTROY THE COLORADO BEETLE

The first enemy of potato plantings is the Colorado potato beetle. Traces of its vital activity are hard to miss, because only one larva in a short time is able to eat a dozen leaves, leaving potatoes without tops. Also, the Colorado potato beetle feeds on the leaves of tomatoes, eggplant and other nightshade.

One method of dealing with the beetle is to collect it by hand. But on large plantings it is tiring, and therefore summer residents resort to the help of such means as ash, a decoction of wormwood, garlic, white clover, walnut, and soapy water. The treatment of the site is repeated after 5-10 days as needed. It also helps to plant marigolds, legumes, coriander, nasturtium, onions, tansy, horseradish on the site.

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2. How to get rid of slugs

Despite their slowness, slugs are considered champion plant eaters. They are able to leave only skeletons from landings. In addition, they secrete mucus, which interferes with the development of young seedlings.

Slugs are afraid of ordinary salt, ammonia and pepper. There is also a way: put boards between the rows, under which the mollusks will crawl in search of shade and dampness. It's easy to pick them up there.

3. HOW TO GET RID OF APHIDS ON THE PLOT

The aphid is a small pest, inconspicuous, but extremely prolific and, moreover, omnivorous. It gives off honeydew, which ants love. For this, they feed pests on the best plants. Aphids can destroy everything: cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins and even weeds. At the same time, she not only sucks the juices out of them, but also poisons them with poison, because of which they get sick and die.

However, it is quite possible to overcome aphids. From the pest there are many folk remedies: soap solution, infusion with zest, ash, hot pepper, onion. It is important to treat the beds regularly.

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4. HOW TO BEAT THE SCOOP

Cabbage scoop is a spectacular butterfly, which cannot be said about caterpillars. These pests, as the name implies, feed on cabbage, but also do not disdain potatoes, radishes, beets, tomatoes, peas, sunflowers. Due to their green coloring, caterpillars are not easy to spot on plants. They eat mainly at night, and during the day they hide at the base of the leaves. But
they are given out by eaten leaves and numerous holes.
Eaten plants are already difficult to save, so it is advisable to fight the cabbage scoop before the butterfly lays its eggs. But the caterpillars do not like repellent plants: onions, sage, tansy, thyme, wormwood, nasturtium. So gardeners try to plant them to drive away the pest.

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5. HOW TO FIGHT THE WIREBOX

The wireworm is the larva of the click beetle. This is a malicious pest of potatoes, carrots, beets, and also sunflower, corn, melons. It can be easily recognized by its characteristic traces - perforated tubers, as if pierced with a thick wire. Soon, the plants damaged by it begin to wither.

Getting rid of the pest is difficult, but possible. The wireworm does not like marigolds, mustard, rapeseed, spinach, beans and does not lay eggs where they grow. That is why summer residents plant these plants in the aisles, and then mow and close up in the soil. Be sure to remove wheatgrass from the site - the insect's favorite location. Also, a solution of potassium permanganate, ground eggshell, and nettle infusion are saved from the wireworm.