Than to process a potato from a wire before landing?

Wireworms are called larvae of click beetles, which can cause significant damage to potatoes and reduce its yield. Therefore, many truck farmers before planting the plant ask themselves the question: how to handle potatoes from wireworm before planting?

How to protect potatoes from wireworm when planting?

Protect the potato from the wireworm by using the following methods:

• agrotechnical;
• chemical.

Agrotechnical methods include:

• deep digging of the soil in autumn in order to extract the larvae that the wireman laid in deep layers for wintering;
• spring loosening of the soil. It is carried out at a shallow depth, since at this time the pest is located in the upper layers of the soil;
• planting potatoes in areas where legumes were the forerunners;
• placing seeds of legumes in one hole with potato tubers;
• liming of soil;
• regular weeding.

Chemical methods of pest control include:

• introduction of insecticides into the soil;
• treatment of tubers before planting.

Previously, insecticides were required to be introduced into the soil in large quantities, so they were rarely used. As a rule, preparations containing diazonin (Furadan, Provotox, Bazudin) were used. Recently, the means of a new generation have become widespread.

Means from wireworm on potatoes

Ogorodniki use such improved preparations for potato processing before planting from a wire:

1. "Taboo" is a systemic insecticide. The time of maximum effectiveness of the drug is up to the moment when 2-3 pairs of these leaves appear on the shoots. Proper treatment of tubers will result in the death of a significant part of the larvae. But potatoes can undergo a second invasion wire in the event that there are areas with a weed of weed. When the potato crop is formed, the Taboo effect is weakened.
2. "Prestige" . The agent is used to treat tubers of late potato varieties, which is carried out before planting. For early varieties, it is not recommended to use it, since before the harvest the action of the poison does not have time to neutralize. The drug is also effective for protection from the Colorado potato beetle.

Processing potatoes from a wireworm will help you protect against the loss of your future crop.