How to get rid of aphids and Colorado potato beetles for the entire season

The aphid can rightfully claim the title of the most annoying and massive garden and garden pest. A small insect not only feeds on plant juice, but also threatens to infect with various diseases. The Colorado beetle and its unpleasant larvae can be worse than aphids in terms of mass. Each gardener, carrying out processing, hopes that this time it will be possible to get rid of pests for sure, but miracles do not happen.

It will not be possible to get rid of pests once and for all, once you have processed the plantings.

What to do

You can fight against pest attacks only by comprehensively and constantly changing preparations. The same remedy is effective only once. The more often it is used, the higher the risk that insects will adapt to such conditions.

It is no secret that most summer residents use traditional methods of control and only turn to aggressive chemicals when they are desperate. But it is better to be comprehensive.

  1. You can fight aphids by collecting the same ladybugs that can destroy up to several hundred aphid larvae in just one day.
  2. You need to plant calendula, geranium, fennel . In the garden, coriander and basil, lemon balm and cilantro, dill. It will not be superfluous to remove plants that attract aphids – elderberry, for example. True, there are no helpers in nature against Colorado beetles.
  3. Then you can start processing the plantings using the following solutions and infusions:
  • birch tar solution;< /li>
  • infusion of wormwood and wood ash;
  • a solution of mustard and household soap (vinegar);
  • infusion of garlic and bulbing.

All these means are good only at the initial stage of the fight. If time has already been lost, then you will have to use insecticides.

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