How to protect plants from pests using toothpaste: original methods that many do not even know about

22.04.2024 12:32

When it comes to insect prevention, many summer residents study new information with interest.

Thanks to this, it is always possible to find working and effective methods that will save the harvest.

Therefore, it is worth paying attention to toothpaste, advises agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication BelNovosti.

Few people know that this common means of maintaining oral hygiene can also be effective in protecting against insects.

How to use the paste correctly

Who is the remedy effective against?

It is worth starting the conversation with what pests toothpaste is generally effective against. The product shows excellent results in the fight against cruciferous flea beetles.

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The paste will also be effective against aphids and caterpillars. The paste will also help in the fight against butterflies.

Methodology

You need to take about fifty grams of paste and try to dilute it as well as possible in a container with ten liters of water.

After this, wait a few hours and start processing.

The procedure is carried out in the evening. It is important that it does not rain in the near future.

Previously, we talked about the signs by which you can determine iodine deficiency in plants .

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti

Content
  1. How to use the paste correctly
  2. Who is the remedy effective against?
  3. Methodology