What to do if you see mole crickets in your garden: plantings can still be saved
The mole cricket is familiar to many summer residents. Since the pest's food is roots, root crops and even tops bent to the ground, it is not surprising why the sight of "holes" left by the parasite drives farmers into panic.
An expert of the online publication Belnovosti, agronomist, and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said that the insect can be dealt with primarily using purchased products.
Such drugs as Medvetoks and Rembik have proven themselves to be excellent.
Both of these products are buried in the soil when planting potatoes or any other crops.
In addition, it would not hurt to arm yourself with folk methods in the fight against the mole cricket.
For example, if the beetle's passages are clearly visible in the beds, try pouring a solution into them for a week, prepared by adding 100 g of laundry soap and 2 tablespoons of washing powder to 10 liters of water.
Finally, many summer residents do not disdain such a method as catching a mole cricket with bait.
Bury bottles filled with honey water or beer in the ground so that only their necks stick out above the surface - thanks to this trick, you will definitely be able to fool the pest.
