Prevent Damaged Plants, Here Are 5 Tips To Dispose Leaf Ulat

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JAKARTA - Kalat is one of the most destructive pests in the garden. One of the signs of caterpillars in the garden can be seen from green leaves filled with holes. Plates can cause a lot of damage in a short time.

Many chemicals sold in the market can be used to eradicate pests. However, most garden owners do not use it because it is considered quite dangerous. On the other hand, they use the following natural methods to eradicate leaf caterpillars.

Removing caterpillars by hand is the most effective, fast, and easy way to eradicate caterpillars. If caterpillars are not the disruptive type, wear the right gloves and try moving the location, because caterpillars don't like being too far from where they hatch to find food.

Put it in a cardboard box and take it to a pump or roadside area where there are many plants. You can invite children to do this activity because usually small children like to observe insects. If caterpillars are pests that damage plants, put the caterpillar in a bucket containing soap water to eradicate it.

The spray of mimba oil kills small pest insects, such as caterpillars and mites, makes these animals limp. Reporting from The Spruce, Friday, October 27, nimba is a plant extract made from Neem tree seed oil. Nimba oil is safe and does not harm humans or pets. The spray of lime oil can attack caterpillars by inhibiting the ability of insects to become adults.

Bacillas thurungensis (Bt), a bacteria added to the spray formula, is one of the substances used in controlling caterpillars. This substance is toxic to some insects but not to birds, fish, or mammals. If you want to spray caterpillars using this method, make sure the formulation you get is not harmful to bees.

Two caterpillars make nests, namely networms and tent caterpillars. Both damage plants and trees. To reduce damage caused by these caterpillars, remove the nest by hand before the larvae are fed. You can also trim trees to remove nests, burn them, or leave them for natural predators such as birds and wasps.

You don't need to use hazardous chemicals to control caterpillars. Because these products can endanger pollinators, birds, or wildlife or leave toxic residues on your soil.