May Beetle And Its Larvae

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Not only people rejoice at the arrival of spring. All nature is awakening, including hundreds of thousands of all kinds of insects. The May beetle crawls out of the ground and begins to chew on young green leaves. But especially gluttonous is the offspring of the May beetle, its large white larvae. Burrowing deep into the soil, they eat the roots of plants, causing enormous damage to the crop

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Crunchy, chewing the leaves of fruit trees, birch, oak, willow and even conifers, red-brown or black large beetles. Their dimensions reach three centimeters in length. The body, sides and head of the beetle are covered with protruding hairs, the density of which is different on different parts. They live only one month, but they manage to inflict significant harm on the foliage, and therefore on the entire plant.

May beetle larvae

The offspring of beetles live longer, they hunt in underground storerooms from three to four years. A respectable age in order to maximally harm the plantings. The soft white body of the larvae, unpleasant to the touch, is encountered when digging the earth. But with shallow digging, they can not be disturbed, since the larvae are taken to a depth of 60 centimeters. The soft body is equipped with strong jaws capable of gnawing through the thick roots of trees. But the larvae of the May beetle prefer delicacies: strawberry roots and vegetable roots.

Fighting beetle larvae

* Deep autumn digging of beds and mechanical extraction of come across larvae with further destruction.

* Larvae are often introduced into the soil along with compost or manure. To maximize pest control this path, fill the compost with water for several hours before adding it to the beds.

* Selling biological preparations "Antonem-F" and "Nemabakt" containing microscopic worms parasitizing insect larvae. Their purposeful action does not have a negative effect on other types of living organisms, including humans.

Fighting the May beetle

It is necessary to fight not only with the larvae, but also with the beetle itself, knowing its habits and lifestyle.

* Catching with light traps. Beetles prefer to fly out for a meal in the evening, flying into the light. After hanging electric bulbs in the garden, put a bowl of water under them, into which the bugs that have flown into the light of the lamp will fall.

* You can use fly-catching glue by spreading it over unnecessary posters or newspapers that should be spread out under the lights. Then all that remains is to roll up the paper and burn it in an oven or fire.

* May beetles harm plants, but birds really love to feast on them. Attract birds to the garden with feeders, birdhouses. Just make sure that the birds do not harm you. They are strawberry lovers, for example. It is difficult to find the optimal ratio of winged enemies and helpers. Only nature is capable of solving such a problem. And a person can learn from nature by observing it.

* It's easier to start chickens: they will deal with the beetles, and they will bring eggs for breakfast, and the strawberries will remain untouched.

* Hedgehogs love to feast on May beetles. Tame a couple of these helpers.

* May beetles love to have fun and will not give up the heady smell of kvass or fermented jam diluted with water. Decorate the trees with plastic bottles by cutting the neck off and hanging them from the branches. Pour a heady treat into the bottles. And then just catch the spree beetles and destroy them.

* In the morning, hordes of May beetles, tired of night feasts, half asleep sit in the trees. Place an old sheet under the tree and shake it slightly. The beetles will fall on the sheet. All that remains is to collect them in a bucket and pour boiling water over them. Boiled beetles can be used to fertilize a compost heap.