This is how you fight annoying visitors in the garden

Snails

Counting slugs in the garden to those pests that cause the greatest damage. If you encourage beneficial organisms such as toads, hedgehogs and birds, this is a first step in the fight against reptiles. Targeted you can Ducks or the Tiger snails, a slug with a tabby pattern. A snail fence that the slimy crawlers cannot overcome is also useful,

Do the Nudibranchs every year in large numbers over the plants, you should collect as many animals as possible in spring and release them in the wild. If this is not enough, you can use sparingly dosed Slug pellets(7.60 € at Amazon *) already spread in April and decimate the first generation. Make sure that it is an ecologically compatible product.

lice

Aphid colonies that suckle on the shoots that have just been knocked out can damage ornamental and useful plants so much that they subsequently die. The animals can be fought quite easily with a sharp jet of water. Aim it precisely at the colonies so that the lice are washed off. Since the animals are unable to walk, they can no longer reach their food source. Then cut off the dead shoot tips.

Nematodes

Roundworms occur in the garden as both pests and beneficial insects. Harmful nematodes prefer to nest in the root area of ​​fruit and vegetable plants. The following methods can help against them:

• Pay attention to crop rotation as a preventive measure.
• Immediately dig up infected plants and dispose of them in organic or household waste.
• Under no circumstances should it be placed on the compost, as the nematodes are not reliably destroyed here, even in the warmer middle.
• By Green manure with nematode-resistant mustards or Tagetes the number of roundworms in the ground can be reduced.

Black Weevil Beetle

The adult beetle eats small corners in the leaves of the plants. However, this does not pose a threat to the plants. The larvae of the pest that live in the root area are more unpleasant.

Fight this in April with nematodes of the genus Heterohabditis. Alternatively, you can dig in neem press cake around the plants.

Caterpillars

Frost wrench and box tree moths cause considerable damage to trees and bushes. These can be so massive that the growth dies as a result.

• Glue rings that you attach to the trunk help against the frost tension.
• Neem preparations that are gentle on beneficial organisms are also suitable for combating them.
• There is currently no absolutely effective preparation against the newly introduced boxwood moth.
• It can be helpful to use the box trees with a high pressure cleaner(€ 99.99 at Amazon *) spray off.
• Alternatively, you can cover the book with a black bag for a while. This increases the temperature in the bush and the larvae die relatively reliably.