How to deal with the wireworm in the garden: tips for summer residents

The wireworm is a larva that damages the roots of vegetable crops. They like to settle where there is a lot of wheatgrass. Pests affect potatoes and carrots. After that, the harvest does not last long.

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To fight this pest, loosen the rows. First of all, it is necessary to remove wheatgrass from the site, because wireworms multiply exactly where this weed is abundant.

Spread wood ash between the rows, the pests die from the ash. If the wireworm has taken root in a small area, celandine infusion can also help if you water the area with it.

It is also advised to plant marigolds in the garden in the rows of crops that wireworms like. The larva avoids alkaline soils. If it is not possible to destroy the pests, then it is advised to sow siderates such as mustard or phacelia. Wirewrights are afraid of these plants.