How to Get Rid of Colorado Beetles with Oil: An Easy Method Every Gardener Will Repeat
A big and serious problem is the Colorado potato beetle that has taken a fancy to your garden. You have to sweat to get rid of the pest.
And if you don’t make an effort in time, it can destroy all your potatoes.
There is a simple method that will help you drive away the impudent beetle without much effort.
How do you know if you have one? Look at the potato leaves: if there are holes in them, the pest is somewhere nearby.
To get rid of this creature from your garden as quickly as possible, use vegetable oil.
The product is very effective in this matter, and also acts as a kind of alternative to chemical pesticides.
Mix the named oil with water and add a little liquid soap. Stir and then pour into a spray bottle.
Next, we will “treat” the Colorado potato beetle with a “drink” by spraying the insects.
After some time (not long) you will forget that this pest was on your site.
If you are wondering what will happen to the beetle: the product will disrupt its ability to breathe – it will die.
As for the proportions of the mixture: 1 glass of oil mixed with 1 tablespoon of liquid soap, dilute in 1 liter of water.
Well, and then we already told you: pour it into a spray bottle and “treat” the beetle.
Previously, a remedy was named that will repel starlings from cherries and sour cherries.
