Pests in the house
Lots Beetle in the apartment are material and storage pests. To prevent such insect pests from infesting, you should store dry products such as flour, pasta and oatmeal in tightly sealable glass jars. Larvae can be killed by heat treatment at 60 degrees in the oven or by exposure to cold in the freezer for several days. Ventilate regularly because bugs don't like drafts. All cracks must be sealed, as these offer ideal hiding places.
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Bread beetle
Their larvae target starchy foods and attack biscuits and rusks. They can eat their way through paper and plastic packaging. Chocolate, books and pictures also show signs of eating in the event of a massive infestation. Since the bookworm does not pose a health risk, infected foods are generally edible.
In nature, these animals feed on animal remains such as carrion. If they get into the apartment, their offspring develop into storage and hygiene pests. On the menu of the
Bacon beetle larva are biological waste, bird feathers, grain products and textiles. If the food is permeated with excrement, gastrointestinal complaints can occur after consumption.Pests in the garden
Beetle in the garden can be useful or harmful. While beneficial insects control the populations of pest insects, some voracious species of beetles affect useful and ornamental plants. To prevent pest infestation, you should bring the plants with you Herbal manure strengthen.
Colorado potato beetle
Both adult beetles and their offspring feed on leaf tissue. If the infestation is severe, the voracious insect pests only leave the plant's skeleton standing. You can destroy entire stocks within a short period of time. The animals prefer nightshade plants such as potatoes, peppers and tomatoes. Dry and warm conditions encourage it to spread.
That helps against Colorado potato beetle:
- Add ten liters of water to one kilogram of fresh horseradish
- Place the vessel in a sunny place and let it steep for a week
- Spray infested plants with the liquid manure
Vine weevil
This Weevils leaves traces of feeding on the leaves of ornamental plants. While the plants can cope with leaf loss, the beetle larvae make life difficult for them. They live in the substrate and feed on the plant tissue in the root area. This disrupts the supply of water and nutrients, so that the plants gradually die off. Nematodes of the genus Heterorhabditis are an effective control agent that is used between April and May or from August to September.
Tips
Neem press cakes, which you dig into the substrate around the plants, have a deterrent effect on the beetle brood.