Ant birch tar use in the garden

With the advent of the first spring days, revitalization on land begins. Fans of gardening work will not only plant seedlings, but also not allow insect pests to destroy it. Particularly great difficulties may arise in fight against ants in suburban areas. After all, garden pests not only feed on the sap of plants and build nests in their roots, but also are carriers of aphids - the most dangerous enemy of green spaces. But getting rid of pests is very difficult, since only working individuals come to the surface of the anthill. The main reproducer of the genus is queen uterus practically does not leave the nest. Birch tar from ants in the garden is one of the natural organic remedies that will help to cope with this problem.

Features of the tool

Birch tar is a dark oily liquid of viscous consistency, which has a rather sharp specific smell. Such a product is made by processing the birch bark, which is heated strongly in a hermetically sealed container. As a result of the oxidation reaction, tar is released, which today is widely used in the garden.

The tool has antiparasitic, antimicrobial, antiseptic and repellent properties. Birch tar is used not only in gardening, it is often used in folk medicine, dermatology, cosmetology and gardening. Natural product perfectly repels various pests of plantations. Therefore, many summer residents use birch tar from ants in the garden.

Based on birch tar, tar soap is made. It also has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Use tar soap from ants, codling moth, carrot flies and other insect pests.

How to use

Many summer residents, having seen on their site ants, sound the alarm, and not in vain. Where these insects are present, there will certainly be another pest - aphids. After all ants and aphids live in a close, mutually beneficial alliance. The attack of these small insects can cause serious damage to green spaces. Therefore, tar against ants and aphids is one of the most popular means of pest control.

1. Quite often, birch tar from ants on trees is used. To do this, wide bandages or gauze cuts soaked with the product are wrapped around the trunk of an apple tree or other fruit tree. Such an option hunting 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 to clear strawberry bushes from ants and aphids spraying with tar solution will help. To prepare it, it is necessary to dissolve 0.5 pieces of tar soap in a 10-liter bucket of water. Then in the resulting mixture you must add 5 tbsp. l tar. The resulting soapy solution is sprayed with shrubs using a spray gun. It is advisable to carry out this procedure in the late afternoon.
4. If ants wound up in the garden, you can use this recipe. Pressed sawdust is generously moistened with birch tar and poured with boiling water.Then you need to wait until the wood chips swell. The resulting tar substrate is laid out on ant nests or between 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 have dissolved, 5 ml of tar and 20 l of water are added to the mass. This solution is treated with trunks, branches and leaves of plants every month. For convenience, you can use a spray.

Those who have already used this method of controlling insects leave positive reviews about birch tar.

Feedback

Birch tar is an excellent remedy for ants. After a couple of days, the insects were blown away by the wind.

Alexander, Donetsk

You can buy birch tar in any pharmacy kiosk. A 40 ml bottle costs between 50-150 rubles (depending on the manufacturer and the region).