If strawberries begin to wither in the spring, it may be due to the larvae of the cockchafer, which damage the roots of the plant.
If you dig up a bush, you can see that the offspring of the May beetle has settled there.
How to protect strawberries from beetle larvae
1. Crop rotation. The probability is very high if strawberries are planted after potatoes. You can meet cockchafer larvae in such a bed with a chance of almost 100%.
2. Weeds. Couch grass creates a breeding ground for the pest. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the garden is not overrun by weeds.
3. Green manure. Lupine has proven itself especially well against cockchafers. The plant secretes substances that have a detrimental effect on the pest.
If you sow the plot with narrow-leaved lupine, there will be almost no cockchafer in the beds. If the strawberries are already growing, then the green manure can be sown between the rows.
