The appearance of wireworms on a country plot is very bad news for a summer resident.
Click beetle larvae pose a huge danger to many garden crops.
The most vulnerable plants in this regard include potatoes, cabbage, onions, beets and carrots.
What should a gardener do if a dangerous pest appears in his dacha?
It is clear that there are special preparations. But what if you want to do without "chemistry"?
"Natural" ways to combat wireworms
Perhaps the simplest (and at the same time very effective) option is planting green manure.
The following plants can act as life-saving ones: mustard and phacelia.
Both representatives of the flora repel wireworms.
Choose one of the two above mentioned plants and sow it after the potato harvest.
Another good way to combat wireworms is to dig up the area.
This procedure should be carried out after the onset of the frost period: after the soil has been “treated”, wireworms will appear on the surface and die due to low temperatures.
And weeds must be removed in time. First of all, we are talking about couch grass: it is this weed that attracts the pest.
