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 on an industrial scale. The reason for the effectiveness of such struggle lies in the passionate attraction of the Colorado pest to a fragrant plant. Eating it in large quantities, insects will soon die from an overabundance of toxic substances in their body. The pest itself makes its choice in favor of a fragrant plant, leaving alone potato tops.
Method Application Method
To use fragrant tobacco against the Colorado potato beetle, seedlings must be prepared in advance. To do this, you need to plant tobacco seeds of the Sander variety 2 months before planting potatoes. Seedlings should grow stronger and reach 20 cm of growth. If miracle tobacco is sown simultaneously with the planting of potatoes, the seeds will be destroyed by leaf beetles before they sprout.
It is recommended to plant tobacco bushes along the perimeter of the potato field at a distance of no more than 2 meters. In the aisles, you also need to plant tobacco culture at a distance of 10 meters from each other. In the first season, all Colorado beetles will gather for the bait. Tobacco dust will effectively attract them. You need to be prepared for this unpleasant sight, when the plants are literally strewn with leaf beetles.
On a note!
Fragrant seedlings attract with their smell only adults. In the first year, they will have to fight larvae on potatoes on their own.
After a few days of eating the bait, insects will begin to die. Tobacco-Sander seedlings have a gradual effect on Colorado potato beetle. The next year, the planting of fragrant grass is already preventive in nature and will protect the site from pests living in its neighbors.
User reviews
Once upon a time I heard in a TV show about the benefits of tobacco in the fight against leaf beetle. I found information on the Internet, read reviews about fragrant tobacco. Since then, every summer I plant fragrant bushes around the perimeter of my site. There are no more pests.
Peter, Tula
From childhood I remember the stories of my grandmother about the miracle of tobacco, which did not allow the leaf beetle to spread along the potato beds. Now I myself use this method. In my small garden of 4 acres, I plant no more than 12-14 bushes of fragrant greens. Not a single colorado reaches the potato.
Maria, Vologda
