The issue of protecting plantings from mole crickets is one of the most important.
It is known that this pest is incredibly dangerous for crops.
The difficulty of the fight is explained by objective factors: the mole cricket prefers to be in the soil, recalls the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
How to protect your garden from mole crickets
Natural barriers
In order to completely protect the entire area from the mole cricket, you need to fence it off mechanically. To do this, take slate leaves and dig them in around the entire perimeter.
The mole cricket will not be able to get through this kind of obstacle.
Special blend
You can try another method if you do not have enough slate. It is recommended to mix a small spoon of kerosene in 10 liters of water and combine the resulting mass with sand.
Next, we form a kind of canal around the perimeter of the area.
Soap with oil
This method is suitable if the pest has already begun active activity on your site. It is necessary to dissolve about 20 grams of crushed soap in a bucket of water.
Then add a few spoons of any vegetable oil and “fill” the mole cricket’s holes.
Previously we talked about how to protect tomatoes from the Colorado potato beetle .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
