How to overcome cruciferous flea beetle: 3 simple methods - not everyone knows about them

07.02.2024 09:44

Since there are quite a lot of pests in the country, each has its own methods of control.

Therefore, it is worthwhile to precisely develop methods that will prove to be sufficiently effective.

If you have just noticed the first signs of the appearance of the cruciferous flea beetle, then there is no need to immediately take a powerful drug: in most cases, improvised means will help, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a landscape designer and agronomist.

What methods can be tried?

Fir oil

This is an incredibly simple and quite effective method. You will need to dilute only 15 drops of oil in ten liters of water.

Afterwards we immediately begin treating the plants.

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Slaked lime with ash

This method is also very effective. It is recommended to dust the desired plants with a special composition early in the morning. To prepare it, mix slaked lime and ash.

The components are taken in equal proportions.

Tobacco

If you have tobacco growing at your dacha, you can make an excellent remedy against cruciferous flea beetles on its basis. We will need to take at least two hundred grams of plant material and put it in a bucket of hot water.

Wait two hours. Then add soap (one spoon) and spray.

Previously, we talked about the methods you can use to save indoor plants from aphids .

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti


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  1. What methods can be tried?
  2. Fir oil
  3. Slaked lime with ash
  4. Tobacco