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Seeing a slug or ant on his favorite vegetables, the summer resident is in a hurry to destroy the hated enemy without trying to see him, understand his habits, preferences and the existing mutual assistance between insects. But, “to destroy” does not mean “to win” yet. The deceased is replaced by an even greater number of avengers, who often triumph over the "pinnacle of evolution" - man
Mutual support of insects
The creator of life arranged the real world very harmoniously. He endowed all living organisms with the ability to understand and support each other, so that this world would exist for a long time and be beautiful and comfortable. Any blade of grass and insect has a right to exist and is looking for allies to strengthen its position on the planet.
Where is a cute ant hurrying so busily along a strong stalk? It is he who drags the aphid larva onto a fresh leaf of the plant, so that on the reverse side of the leaf, away from human eyes, he can arrange a reliable and nourishing shelter for it. The larva will turn into an adult and will repay the ant with a sweet liquid, the excess of which is released on its abdomen. Here are just a green leaf from such a "sweet" friendship between an ant and aphid is very "bitter". After all, the gluttonous aphid, although small in growth, will draw out all the nutritious juices from the leaf, ruining the plant and the gardener's harvest.
The gardener will wake up, start pouring chemicals on the uninvited guests, but only even more harm to the plant, and insects, and the quality of his harvest. And an attentive and observant gardener will take advantage of the help of nature itself. Indeed, in order to maintain a harmonious balance between living organisms, nature has created a natural “antidote” for each “glutton” with an excessive appetite.
Burdock leaves against pests
The powerful handsome Burdock, whose roots are tasty and healthy for humans, and the young leaves are suitable for spring salads, is always ready to help the gardener in the fight against leaf-gnawing and sucking pests of garden vegetables. For this purpose, use the large leaves of the plant. They are chopped into small pieces and filled in half of the container in which they plan to prepare a "treat" for the pests. The rest of the space is filled with water and left alone for three days.
After three days, the infusion of the leaves is filtered and sprayed with plants of the Cruciferous family (cabbage, turnip, radish, rutabaga, katran, ornamental mattiola (levkoy) and other vegetable and ornamental plants).
Bitter wormwood against caterpillars
The bitterness of Wormwood, sung by many Russian poets, is ready to fight the caterpillars claiming to be cabbage leaves. To do this, you should cut off about one kilogram of wormwood grass and first dry it well in a draft. The herb prepared in this way should be poured with a small amount of water and boiled for ten to fifteen minutes over moderate heat.
Allow the broth to cool, strain and add water to ten liters. To treat the caterpillars with the prepared "potion" once every seven days, that is, every weekend visit to the country house. Spray the leaves until the caterpillars leave the occupied territory.
The broth retains its toxicity for up to two months if stored in a cool place in a tightly closed container.
Larkspur against leaf-eating and aphids
The Larkspur plant has many different names: Shpornik, Delphinium, Sokirki … But, regardless of the name, the infusion, decoction or powder from the herb of this plant gives an excellent effect in the fight against leaf-eating pests and prolific and gluttonous aphids.
To prepare ten liters of toxic infusion, you will need half a kilogram of dry grass collected during the flowering period last summer (the shelf life of dried grass is one year) and stored in favorable conditions (cool, dry and well-ventilated room).
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