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How to protect yourself from carrot fly: the best methods are named - what a summer resident should know
05.03.2024 19:19
An experienced gardener should be able to cope with any pest, but a much more reasonable solution would be high-quality prevention.
If you do everything correctly, you can forget about insects.
There are also a number of high-quality preventive measures against the carrot fly, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist and landscape designer.
What do they consist of?
Choosing the right location
Not everyone knows that the carrot fly does not like open sunny areas of the ground. It likes shade and slight humidity. Therefore, for planting carrots, it is worth choosing places that are not "to the taste" of the pest.
Neighbours
There is an incredibly beneficial neighborhood that will protect you from two pests at once: carrot and onion flies. To do this, you just need to plant carrots next to onions.
This simple trick turns out to be incredibly effective.
Tobacco dust
It is recommended to periodically use this useful tool for the dusting procedure. It is perfect for repelling carrot flies.
Birch tar
Few people know that this remedy is also an excellent preventative measure against the appearance of carrot fly. The fact is that this treatment helps to overcome the pest.
It is worth using birch tar even at the planting stage.
Thinning
The more carrots are planted in the garden, the higher the risk of pests appearing. Therefore, when seedlings appear, they need to be thinned out.
Earlier we talked about why experienced gardeners plant wormwood on their plots .
