Birch tar from ants application in the garden and garden

With the arrival of the first spring days, the revival begins on the land plots. Gardening and gardening lovers have to not only plant seedlings, but also not allow insect pests to destroy it. Especially great difficulties may arise in fighting ants on the dacha plots. After all, garden pests not only feed on plant sap and build nests in their roots, but also carry aphids, the most dangerous enemy of green plantings. But to get rid of pests is very difficult, since only working individuals come to the surface of an anthill. The main replicator of the genus - queen womb practically does not leave the nest.Birch tar from ants in the garden is one of the natural organic products that will help to cope with this problem.

Features of the tool

Birch tar from ants
Birch tar from ants

Birch tar is a dark oily liquid of a viscous consistency, having a rather sharp specific odor. Such a means is made by treating birch bark, which is heated in a hermetically sealed container. As a result of the oxidation reaction, tar is released, which today has found widespread use in the garden.

The agent has antiparasitic, antimicrobial, antiseptic and repellent properties. Birch tar is used not only in horticulture, it is often used in traditional medicine, dermatology, cosmetology and in horticulture. The natural product perfectly frightens off various pests of vegetation. Therefore, many gardeners use birch tar from ants in the garden and orchard.

On the basis of birch tar make tar soap. It also has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal action.Use tar soap from ants, codling moth, carrot flies and other insect pests.

How to use

Birch tar in the garden of ants
Birch tar in the garden of ants

Many gardeners, seeing on your site ants, sound the alarm, and not in vain. Where these insects are present, there will definitely be another pest - aphid. After all ants and aphids live in close mutually beneficial alliance. The attack of these small bugs can cause serious damage to greenery. Therefore, tar against ants and aphids is one of the most popular means of pest control.

  1. Often used birch tar from ants in the trees. To do this, impregnated with a means of wide bandages or cuts of gauze wrapped around the trunk of an apple or other fruit tree. This option trapper's belt protects wood from pests throughout the season.
  2. You can also apply tar to a tree trunk with a brush at a height of 3-5 cm from the ground. The width of the tar layer should not exceed 5 cm.
  3. Protect shrubs and clean strawberry bushes from ants and aphids will help spraying tar solution. For its preparation, it is necessary to dissolve 0.5 pieces of tar soap in a 10-liter bucket of water. After that, the resulting mixture must be added 5 tbsp. l the tar.The resulting soapy water is sprayed with shrubs using a spray bottle. It is advisable to carry out such a procedure in the late afternoon.
  4. If ants bred in the garden, you can use this recipe. Pressed sawdust generously moistened with birch tar and poured boiling water. After that, you need to wait until the wood chips swell. The resulting tar substrate is laid out on ant nests or between seed beds of already planted seedlings.
  5. The use of tar also involves washing the leaves of the plant. To do this, grated tar soap (50 g) is dissolved in a liter of hot water. The mixture is stirred periodically. After all the soap flakes dissolve, add 5 ml of tar and 20 liters of water to the mass. This solution is treated stems, branches and leaves of plants every month. For convenience, you can use the sprayer.

Those who have already used this method of fighting insects, leave positive feedback on birch tar.

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Birch tar is an excellent remedy for ants. After a couple of days of insects, as the wind blew.

Alexander, Donetsk

Buy birch tar can be any pharmacy kiosk.A bottle of 40 ml is in the range of 50-150 rubles (depending on the manufacturer and region).


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