Fragrant tobacco against the Colorado potato beetle
The fragrant tobacco from the Colorado potato beetle has been used for a long time. This folk method protection of potato fields has already spread among summer residents and owners of agricultural land of industrial scale. The reason for the effectiveness of such struggle is the passionate attraction of the Colorado pest to the fragrant plant. Eating it in large numbers, insects soon die from an excess of toxic substances in their bodies. The pest itself makes its choice in favor of the fragrant plant, leaving alone the potato tops.
Method of application of the method
To use fragrant tobacco against the Colorado potato beetle, it is necessary to prepare seedlings in advance. To do this, plant tobacco seeds of the Sander variety 2 months before planting potatoes. Seedlings should get stronger and reach 20 cm in height. If you sow wonder-tobacco at the same time as planting potatoes, the seeds will be destroyed by leaf beetles before they germinate.
To plant tobacco bushes is recommended around the perimeter of the potato field at a distance of no more than 2 meters between them. In the aisle, you also need to plant tobacco culture at a distance of 10 meters from each other. In the first season, all Colorado beetles will be baited. Tobacco dust will effectively attract them. You need to be prepared for this unpleasant spectacle, when the plants will be literally strewn with leaf beetles.
On a note!
Fragrant seedlings attract only adults with their smell. Fighting the larvae in the first year on the potatoes will have on their own.
After a few days of eating the bait, the insects will begin to die. Tobacco seed-sander has a gradual effect on Colorado potato beetle. The following year, planting fragrant grass is already prophylactic in nature and will protect the site from pests living in neighbors.
User Reviews
Once upon a time I heard in a television show about the benefits of tobacco in the fight against the leaf beetle. Found information on the Internet, read reviews about fragrant tobacco. Since then I have planted fragrant bushes every summer around the perimeter of my plot. No more pests.
Peter, Tula
I remember from my childhood the stories of my grandmother about the miraculous tobacco, which did not allow the leaf beetle to spread along potato fields. Now I use this method myself. In my small garden of 4 weave I plant no more than 12-14 bushes of fragrant greenery. No colorado gets to potatoes.
Maria, Vologda
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