The wireworm is perhaps more difficult to fight than even the Colorado potato beetle, which is also difficult to defeat.
However, pests can and should be fought.
The easiest way is to follow a set of simple preventive measures, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert at the online publication BelNovosti, landscape designer and agronomist.
What do they consist of?
The principle of crop rotation
Often, it is precisely because of the lack of crop rotation that troubles can occur. This will not only affect the yield indicators, but will also become a catalyst for the appearance of wireworms.
Full harvest
It is strongly recommended not to leave potatoes (even a small part of them) in the soil. In this case, the wireworm will have everything it needs to comfortably settle in your garden bed.
Natural enemies
Remember that exterminating the click beetle will also rid you of the wireworm, which is its larva. Therefore, try to make your site attractive to the birds that feed on it.
Earlier we talked about which varieties of hydrangeas an experienced gardener can grow in the shade .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
