The Colorado potato beetle poses a great danger to plants of the nightshade family.
Most often, potatoes suffer from the invasion of Colorado beetles.
Gardeners have no choice but to waste time fighting the annoying pest.
How to get rid of the Colorado potato beetle in the garden
The Colorado potato beetle appears in the garden as a result of natural migration and attacks potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, and sweet peppers.
The pest larvae eat the leaves on potato bushes, leaving bare stems. After the Colorado potato beetle invasion, you can't count on a good potato harvest.
The pest is collected from the bushes by hand into a container with a concentrated solution of salt, kerosene or wood ash.
In addition, chemicals are used to treat plants. Among them are Colorado, Komandor, Fitoverm, Aktara, Karate. The most effective treatment is considered to be in the morning and evening hours.
Nobody has cancelled agricultural technology. Compliance with basic crop rotation rules, weed control, fertilization and soil digging will help in the fight against the Colorado potato beetle.
