The bark beetle can cause serious damage to a garden in one season, destroying several fruit trees.
Insects can deal with a hectare of forest in a matter of days, and individual garden plantings are a snack for these pests.
Bark beetles do not disdain to feed on “dead” wood from which houses, baths, outbuildings, etc. are built.
Coniferous trees are the first thing on the beetles' menu. But the insects will not refuse to enjoy an apple tree.
It is easier to prevent pests than to treat them. You can stop bark beetles by whitewashing trees.
But it is not enough to dilute lime in water. The composition must be supplemented with copper sulfate. The advantage of this whitewashing option is that it also protects against rodents. In this case, pests will not even approach the trees, the garden will remain intact.
If bark beetles have already penetrated the trunk and started to cause harm, then you will have to fight for the tree. To do this, you can use insecticides that will have to be injected into the passages left by the beetles.
