The wireworm has received the name for similarity to pieces of rigid rusty wire. These are bug-shchelkuna larvae. Wireworms concern those wreckers whom we seldom see. And here we see their result of ""great work"" almost on all vegetable, decorative, flower, berry cultures. These are the made a hole potatoes tubers, root crops of carrots, beet, flower bulbs. Wireworms damage also the seeds seeded to the soil, eating away the young arisen sprouts.
Instruction
1. Wireworms spend 3-4 years in the earth, being powered underground parts of plants. This feature also should be used in fight against them.
2. Raskisleny soils are the most effective way to reduce their number. The wrecker does not love introduction of limy fertilizers, ashes.
3. Regular fight against weeds, especially with wheat grass, plant debris. Exactly there, always the big congestion of larvae, still cultural plants are not sowed (spring) or already removed (fall).
4. Redigging and scarification lead to death of larvae, dolls of bugs-shchelkunov.
5. Unfolding of baits in the early spring before landing of cultural plants. Pieces of fresh potatoes, beet, carrots dig in on depth of 5-10 cm, notice places twigs. In several days dig out together with larvae and destroy.
6. Wireworms do not love smell of bean cultures. Use landings of peas, is more often than beans. Close up tops of vegetable of bean plants to the earth in the fall, previously having crushed.
7. Radical measures by means of chemical means. If number is very big, over 15 individuals on 1 sq.m, then it is possible to apply the medicine Bazudin, following the instruction. It is possible to pickle planting stock insecticide ""Commodore"".