How nice to make your own autumn crops grown on their own land!How disappointing to note that part of it has been eaten or spoiled by pests.That is why the fight against wireworm on potatoes must necessarily enter into the list of important actions for the gardener.Otherwise autumn disappointment can not be avoided - the larvae of this pest can cause serious damage to crops.
Getting rid of wireworms using baits?
To cope with insects, without affecting the planting, pay attention to the simple and eco-friendly way.For example, try to dig a little deeper into the season the soil to kill creeping wheatgrass.These weeds are very attracted beetles and serve them a favorite treat.Another good tool - sowing plants baits.Before planting potatoes should sit jacks oats, wheat, corn or barley.After a while, you can dig up the seeds began to sprout with the assembled them larvae.Their destruction seriously reduce the number of pests.
Another way of getting rid of wireworms - the lure of cut vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots or beets.They also need a little time left in the ground, in order to attract the larvae, and then excavate with insects.Of course, the fight with the help of bait requires a certain amount of attention and effort, but such a method brings good results and does not harm the soil and plants.As a more convenient bait may serve salad.Seat the it between the beds with potatoes - and the larvae will feed on its roots.To attract females of the insect, can be expanded in the kitchen garden of a handful of grass and straw, in which they inhabit and lay eggs.Destroy these heaps, you will reduce wireworm populations.
chemicals against pests: use special means
to the garden on the alkaline soil is suitable irrigation solution manganese.Take five grams of potassium permanganate per 10 liters of water and pour the plant by the roots or into the wells.Such a method is effective enough if the pests have not very much.You can also make ammonia fertilizer - ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate or ammonium chloride.Valuable varieties of potatoes can be treated with a solution of celandine.But it is necessary to consider that celandine itself is poisonous, and the safety of this method, however.There is another way how to get rid of wireworms - ready to make that destroy parasites.This means such as "Akhtar" or "Prestige".By using them, read the instructions carefully and do everything as described there.Those who do not want to use such substances, it may be advisable to make a decoction of celandine, dandelion, nettle and mother and stepmother, infused for 10 liters of water.Watering plants can be such a composition once every few days.
Getting rid of wireworms?Another more environmentally friendly option - sprinkle the soil by digging ash.Try to spend the autumn digging right in front of frost to kill the maximum number of larvae.You can use not only the ashes, but the chalk or lime to make your soil very unattractive to pests.Such methods are safer chemical compounds and do not require as much attention as bait.
