The need to combat wireworms on the plot is a problem that many gardeners and vegetable growers face.
As the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said, the presence of this parasite in the soil greatly harms the health of plants, and therefore, the harvest.
Due to the fact that the pest is able to penetrate into the soil for significant distances, it is not easy to detect and eliminate.
Therefore, experienced gardeners prefer to deal a “preemptive blow” to the wireworm by planting certain crops that the pest cannot stand.
Green manure
Wireworms are very sensitive to green manure crops such as mustard, rapeseed, buckwheat and others.
The most effective, in the opinion of many, is mustard. It is planted in the fall, and in the spring the soil is plowed, leaving the remains of the plants that will repel pests.
Legumes
Planted next to potatoes, they, in addition to nitrogen enrichment, can also repel wireworms.
Dahlias
If you decorate your plot with dahlias, you can be sure: you will not see wireworms here. Moreover, with this flower, couch grass is not allowed into your property.
Earlier we told you how to cure cucumbers from bacteriosis.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
