Some insects and rodents harm tulips.
In this article, we will tell you how to protect flowers from pests.
Who eats tulip bulbs in the ground
Mice can eat flower bulbs directly in the ground. Most often, flower bulbs are damaged by mice, rats or other rodents.
Slugs can also damage flowers. Hyacinths and lilies also suffer from slugs, but other tuberous and bulbous plants are also at risk.
Bulb nematodes and onion root mites can also cause damage to tulip bulbs.
How to protect tulips from pests
To do this, you need to soak a rag in birch tar, and then dig the rags around the tulip bed.
Experienced gardeners claim that such unique repellers around the perimeter of the flower garden work perfectly.
Some gardeners use seasonings to fight rodents - ground pepper and mustard.
They repel rodents from flower beds with plants.
To prevent pests, plants are sprayed with a 0.2% solution of karbofos.
Special preparations combat most orchard pests quite effectively.
As a rule, they are sold in special gardening stores.
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