Mole (kapustyanka, spinning, earthy cancer) - an insect that is put in the soil and feed on the roots of trees and vegetable crops, flower bulbs. She loves moist, but warmed the place, with the fertilizer and food, so the kitchen garden and a garden for her the best place for breeding and feeding.
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simple digging
There are many ways to get rid of mole crickets, but some of them require the infusion of chemicals into the hole that damages crops. Some gardeners prefer to simply dig it. Nora visible to the naked eye, t. To. The mole crickets do not dig them in deeper water.
digging the soil is carried out after the winter, when frosts end. Thus you can find the damage and kapustyanki nest, thus protecting the future harvest. In high season single dig holes, if there are no crops, so they will not be damaged.
fill with water
The method is suitable for water holes, which are located near the plant. Kapustyanki like peppers, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes. If the hole fill water, insect after a while will come out and it will be destroyed. It is also possible to apply soap solution, if the recess is away from the crops.
Pour cold water needed in such an amount that it does not absorb and "standing" in the hole. Earthen cancer will have nothing to breathe, and it appears from the outside. If you pour boiling water, the insect will die immediately, but it can damage the roots.
The trunk of a chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums have a specific smell that repels insects. Their trunks can be used in 2 ways:
- Grind and add in the hole before planting seedlings. The smell will spread along the ground, and mole crickets there can not exist.
- If, during the flowering or fruiting crops infest kapustyanki enough to place in a chaotic manner trunks chrysanthemums in the garden. Earthmoving crabs leave the area for a day.
Instead of chrysanthemums can be used onion or garlic, which in particulate form are placed in the hole during landing. They deter not only Medvedkov, but aphids, moths and other parasites.
planting marigolds
Tagetes - flower of the family Asteraceae. They have a peculiar smell, which does not tolerate kapustyanki. Also earthy cancer can not tolerate the smell of calendula. Given these facts, for the protection of the beds can be planted a few marigold bushes among cucumber or cabbage.
Mole does not like strong smells
Knowing that the insect can not stand foreign odors, get rid of mole crickets in the following ways:
- you can fill in the hole gasoline / kerosene (if there are no crops, so they will not spoil);
- soapy water is a strong irritant to the insect, so when it is pouring into the hole immediately kapustyanka come out into the air (used can be liquid soap, solid, or powder washing agent for washing dishes);
- garlic solution (1 liter of water is necessary to squeeze out 2 cloves of garlic, stir and pour into the hole) is also rapidly bring insects and do not harm the crops.
You can purchase special poisons, but not to harm plants, it is best to use proven methods.
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