Many garden pests, especially the Colorado potato beetle, become a real headache for summer residents and gardeners.
In an attempt to get rid of the insect, a variety of tricks are used.
However, many methods are ineffective. Let's figure out how you will definitely not eradicate the potato pest.
Hand picking
You have probably come across advice to collect beetles from plants manually after they appear on potatoes.
However, it is simply impossible to pick every single beetle and their offspring from one bush. If you miss even one individual that will later lay eggs, you will have to repeat the procedure again after a short time.
Vinegar
It is not uncommon to come across advice on spraying plants with vinegar.
However, if this method works, it will not last long. As soon as the potato leaves dry out, the beetles will return to their meal.
Ash
Another folk method is dusting potatoes with ash. It is noted that neither pure ash nor an ash-soap solution can cope with the pest infestation.
Previously, we listed the mistakes that 90% of gardeners make when fighting aphids.
