Colorado beetles won't even fly within a meter of your potatoes: you just need to know the recipe for the "magic" decoction

12.07.2023 23:07

The Colorado potato beetle is a very voracious and tenacious pest; it is extremely difficult to get rid of it completely.

But it is possible. The recipe for a "magic" decoction against the Colorado potato beetle is told by the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti", agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

How to make a decoction against the Colorado potato beetle

To prepare the decoction, you will need only one ingredient – celandine.

The Colorado potato beetle simply hates the smell of this plant.

For a liter of water you need 200-300 g of celandine. It should be boiled for 15 minutes (after the water boils).

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Next, the decoction needs to be cooled and filtered. For spraying, dissolve 250-300 ml of decoction in 10 liters of water.

It should be noted that celandine decoction helps against many pests, not only the Colorado potato beetle.

Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor