Do you have the feeling that there are so many grasshoppers this year that it will turn your summer into a real horror movie? Although they are one of the favorite foods of our feathered friends, they represent a real danger to our garden. Below we will teach you how to get rid of them.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: First method: Natural
Step 1. Get some chickens
Hens are greedy for grasshoppers, aside from enjoying an extraordinary appetite. They will eat many of these insects and protect your garden.
Not only will you control this plague, but you will have the ability to eat fresh eggs often
Step 2. Get hot pepper repellent, available at many garden stores
Spray it on plants: insects can't stand its taste and will avoid eating its leaves.
Step 3. Deal with them
They usually go out often at dawn or dusk; moving calmly, chase them from the leaves directly to a bucket of water where they will drown. Or, pull them to the ground and quickly jump on them to crush them.
Method 2 of 2: Second Method: Pesticides
Step 1. Act urgently, as pesticides are less effective the older the grasshoppers are
In addition, they may already have reproduced and nested.
Step 2. Natural insecticides such as Neem oil are equally effective against grasshoppers
Neem trees grow on the Indian continent and are very popular with local people. Their leaves have natural disinfectant and insecticidal properties. Neem can be found, for example, as an ingredient in some Ayurvedic medicine toothpastes as it also helps fight mouth ulcers.
Step 3. There is a product called Eco Bran which only eliminates grasshoppers without affecting other insects or birds
Go to ecobran.com.
Eco Bran uses carbaryl, which is a type of organophosphate. However, unlike other carbaryl-containing formulas, it is ideal for small land owners as it has minimal impact on other insects that are beneficial to plants
Advice
- Approximately 4 hens are enough to solve the grasshopper problem in just a couple of weeks.
- Plus, you can have fun watching the comical chases featuring your chickens.
