Overview of the most effective folk remedies for the Colorado potato beetle

Folk remedies for the Colorado potato beetle are available and easy to use. All of them are based on completely natural components, and therefore are safe for humans. And if you do not want to use toxic chemicals in your home garden, then the following list deserves your attention. We offer you to find out how to protect plantings from a pest and at the same time maintain the ecological cleanliness of products.

Destruction methods: what to choose?

The fight against the Colorado potato beetle folk remedies quite a part brings the desired result. But only its implementation will require patience from the performer. From the list below, it is not enough to choose only one drug - it is advisable to use several at once or alternate them.

1. Pollination is the easiest way, for the implementation of which a sufficiently specific product is scattered on the aerial part of the plant and the soil between the bushes.
2. Spraying - it will require a little more free time from the performer, since before processing the product will need to be properly prepared. For spraying, herbal decoctions and infusions or solutions based on the simplest components, for example, soda, yeast or mustard, are used.
3. Planting repellent plants - this measure is additional, but in combination with other folk remedies significantly increases the chances of success.

Pollination

For pollination of plantings from the Colorado potato beetle, or as dusting is also said, you can use one of the following means:

• sifted ash - it is known that the Colorado potato beetle is most afraid of birch ash, but any other will also show good efficiency. One hectare will need to spend about 10 kg of ash. The procedure is carried out twice a month with an interval of two weeks before flowering and once a month after flowering. Ash, scattered also between the rows, will significantly increase the processing efficiency;
• corn flour - small particles of corn after ingestion of the beetle in the stomach will begin to swell, which is why it is guaranteed to die;
• sawdust - the Colorado potato beetle is sensitive to the aroma of fresh wood, so if you sprinkle soil between the beds with sawdust of pine or birch, the pest will bypass this place. The process is carried out with the same regularity as in the case of ash.

Recommendation! It is advisable to carry out the pollination procedure after rain or in the early morning when there are still dew drops on the plants. Thus, the product will stick to the leaves and will be able to fully fulfill its purpose!

Spraying

Spraying from parasites is carried out using liquid preparations. And you can cook these according to one of the following recipes:

• dissolve 150 g of ordinary soda and 150 g of yeast in half a bucket of water, apply once or twice every seven days;
• dry mustard is quite effective against the Colorado potato beetle, two packs of which (each 100 g) are combined with 200 ml of vinegar and diluted in two buckets of water;
• half a kilo of green fruits and walnut leaves are insisted for 5 weeks in water for a week, the drug is filtered before use;
• add half a kilo of dried acacia bark to half a bucket of water and insist for 3 days, after which it is filtered;
• ½ bucket is filled with fresh poplar leaves, poured with water, brought to a boil and boiled for about a quarter of an hour, added water to obtain 10 l and insist for 3 days;
• ½ bucket is filled with water and diluted with 50 g of birch tar, used to spray plantings three times a week;
• add a quarter kilogram of sunflower flowers to half a bucket of water and leave it under the lid for 3 days;
• fill the bucket with celandine, you can use both dry and fresh plants, add water and cook for a quarter of an hour. Half a liter of the finished broth is diluted in 10 liters of water and used as directed;
• chopped dried elecampane roots in an amount of 100 g, pour boiling water, cover and leave for two hours. Before use, dilute the infusion in a bucket of water. The first time this agent is sprayed with plants when the height of their tops reaches a mark of 15 cm. In the future, two additional treatments are made throughout the season;
• heat a bucket of water so that the temperature is about 70-80 ° C, pour 300 g of onion peel with it and leave it under pressure for 24 hours;
• in a bucket of water, take 100 g of dandelion and horsetail greens and cook for about a quarter of an hour. Ready broth in the amount of 500 ml is diluted in a bucket of water and used for processing plantings;
• add a pound of dried tobacco rhizome to a bucket of water and leave for 2 days. 2 parts of water and 35 g of soap are added to 1 part of the finished infusion;
• add a kilo of yellow mustard grass to half a bucket of water, cook for a quarter of an hour, then cool and add 35 g of soap;
• take 200 g of garlic arrows and heads, chop, pour a bucket of water and leave for 24 hours, then add 35 g of soap;
• fill the bucket with grass of the gooseberry, add about 2 packs of shag and pour boiling water, cook the solution for no more than 10 minutes, then insist for 3 days.

If pollination should be carried out on wet leaves, then only dry plants are sprayed, and the procedure itself is carried out on a calm day or evening.

Advice! If you use herbal preparations, they should always be sprayed in the evening, since their insecticidal qualities are quickly lost in the sun!

Soap allows the substance to hold firmly on the leaves. Moreover, you can use both household and liquid soap.

Do not forget to wash your hands thoroughly after processing, and bury all waste and unused preparations outside the territory of your personal plot.

Repellent repellent plants

From the Colorado potato beetle some plants are good, which are enough to plant along the perimeter of the beds. Such "fragrant islets" will make the pest fly by and save the entire crop. Repellent plants include:

• calendula;
• marigold;
• cucumber grass, or borago;
• coriander;
• night violet, or matthiola bicorn;
• nasturtium;
• hemp.

In addition, cultivated plants, such as horseradish, onions and legumes, will help diversify the garden and scare off the Colorado potato beetle.

As you can see, combating the Colorado potato beetle using folk remedies is very simple and, most importantly, safe. Use natural preparations regularly and comprehensively, and not a single pest dares to step on beds with nightshade. Successful struggle and good harvests!