To get rid of wireworms, you need to come to terms with the idea that without special preparations, the pest will live and reproduce on your site.
When talking about pest control, you also need to remember the basics of good farming.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" - a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, told how to get rid of click beetle larvae.
First of all, you need to remember that wireworms are found not only in wheatgrass, but also where root crops, sunflowers and corn, melons and legumes grow.
Among decorative plants, he likes some flowers, as well as coniferous plants.
How to fight
1. Chemical treatment is carried out using the preparations "Thunder", "Medvetoks-U", "Bazudin".
More gentle treatment is carried out using biopreparations.
In each case, the manufacturer's requirements for air temperature and other conditions must be taken into account.
2. The next step is to attract natural enemies of wireworms.
Feed thrushes, starlings and tits. Even crows will help fight the pest, but remember that birds also cause some damage to the crop.
3. And the last condition is crop rotation.
If you have managed to get rid of the pest, do not forget about prevention.
It is precisely through crop rotation and cleaning up plant debris from the garden that you can avoid the spread of pests.
And finally: don’t forget to monitor the acidity level of the soil in your area.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
