3 Beautiful Plants That Will Help Drive Mole Crickets Away From Your Yard: The Insect Hates Their Smells
The mole cricket is a very dangerous pest.
This large insect causes serious damage to many vegetables, berry crops, and young fruit trees.
A representative of the Orthoptera order also poses a danger to a number of ornamental plants.
However, among the beautiful representatives of the flora there are those that the mole cricket itself is afraid of.
What plants exactly are we talking about? This question was answered by the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
3 plants against mole crickets
You can drive away this dangerous pest with the help of those plants whose smell the insect really doesn’t like.
Want to get rid of the mole cricket? Then plant the following plants on your plot:
- marigold;
- calendula;
- chrysanthemums.
By doing this, you will achieve a double result: you will drive away the unwanted “guest” and improve the appearance of your country house.
The fact is that all of the above-mentioned representatives of flora are very beautiful.
But it is better to choose calendula. Firstly, it is the easiest to care for. Secondly, it grows quite quickly.
For reference
Mole crickets are a family of large burrowing insects of the order Orthoptera.
