If you grow cabbage, then, sure, you do not just have to deal with the malicious cabbage pest, namely, with a butterfly white butterfly. But, although the form of these moths are absolutely harmless, they can fairly spoil our crops, and in some cases, and generally leave no cabbage.
Yes, cabbage butterflies do not act, but the larvae that they lay, very much love to feast on a cabbage leaf, leaving a huge hole on the plants. If time does not take action and get rid of butterflies, caterpillars that subsequently will be so much that by the injuries cabbage simply stop growing. I want to share with you a few effective methods of combating butterfly BelyankoThey are all excellent proven and provided me the desired result.
The first and easiest method that does not require pre-treatment - scare butterflies ammonia. Ammonia is not difficult to buy and very easy to use - simply on the beds. Its pungent smell immediately scare butterflies, plus to all this component will serve as a nice nitrogen fertilizer. This procedure should be carried out only in dry weather with an interval of 7 - 10 days.
No less effective in this case and ash solution. To make it, only need a glass of any ash and 10 liters of water. Mix these ingredients and allow the solution to infuse for 15 - 20 hours, then it is possible to start to spray cabbages beds. It is better to do it early in the morning or after sunset.
Now, a method that can be used in the case at hand as long as none of the above was not there. It is necessary to take a hose, connect it to the water and open the tap - a strong water pressure will be easily cleaned from the cabbage maggots. When the process is completed, in order to secure the result, all the swipe either ammonia or ash handling.
Here such simple ways I saved annually from pests their cabbage patch. The result are always satisfied - butterflies disappear quickly, and with them disappear and larvae.
If you have your effective way - to write about it in the comments to this article. I will take it on review