INTERSNYH FACTS ABOUT MEDVEDKA: THE DANGER TO HUMANS?

Medvedka is one of the pests common in gardens and vegetable gardens.

Also known as the top, capustanus and crustacean. Dwells on vegetable gardens, greenhouses rich in humus, greenhouses, near water bodies and in fields with cereals. Most often leads nightlife, occasionally climbs to the surface during the day.

Medvedka can be identified by its large size (3-8 cm), elongated body of yellowish-green color with golden or brown markings. Abdomen is olive-yellow, leathery wings are short and transparent.with many veins.

When the wings are folded, the veins extend beyond the calf. Only six legs, the front pair of which are short powerful legs with spikes, adapted for digging. Outwardly, the bear looks like a cross between cancer and locust.

The body of a bear is powerful, if you take it in hand, she will immediately begin to twist, trying to free herself.

What is dangerous?

Poisonous or not?
No, despite the awesome look, the insect is not poisonous.
Is it dangerous for a person?
The only danger of a bear is her diet and lifestyle.

She lives underground, breaking through the passages and gnawing on the roots of plants in her way, spoiling the seedlings, eating most of the crops. Her diet includes tubers and roots.as well as stalks of garden plants. Especially loves cabbage and onions.

In the process of life, the bear and its larvae damage potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, beets, eggplants, cucumbers, flower bulbs, tree roots and shrubs. Also Medvedka eats worms and some harmful insects, like beetle grubs.

Bear bite

Does it bite or not?

Medvedka is absolutely safe and simply can not bite a person, so you will not find a photo of a bear bite. The maximum that an adult can do is to pinch the front legs of the finger. Spikes can be painful, but such a "bite" will not bring any harm.

The biggest bear

There is no official record of the size of the largest specimens. Gardeners say they saw a bear at 12 or even 15 centimeters long. This is possible under favorable living conditions and regular feeding of a bear.

Does the bear fly?

Despite the underground lifestyle, the bear can swim and fly well.

Getting out to the surface at night, the insect flies over long distancesto find new feeding places.

What sounds makes?

The singing of a bear

So how does the bear sing? At night, from their burrows, Medvedka makes powerful trills and chirping sounds, excelling in noise the chirping of a cricket or a grasshopper. Insect uses its singing to communicate with congenersby changing the tone and character of the chatter. Most often this is the mating season. For chaff she uses the friction of her wings.

What does not love?

Trying to bring the medvedok, gardeners tear their underground passages and put poisons or laundry detergent there. In the same way, it is possible to scare away Medvedok with a needle needle from a needle around a garden plot.

Also as a means against medvedki use bait from boiled corn, barley or wheat, adding a little sunflower oil and even more insecticide.

Making a fishing pit: in the fall, manure is poured into a pit with a depth of 60-80 cm, and in winter it is thrown away and the pests found are destroyed.

If you want to protect the garden plants themselves, cut small pieces of natural fabric 20 by 10 cm, moisten with water and tie up the base of the stems before planting them in the ground.

The smell of chicken droppings is also extremely unpleasant to medvedas. To do this, make a water infusion with droppings and periodically water them plants.

You can sow rye areas as a siderata, although for the rest of the crop the place may not remain.

Every few meters, insert into the ground green branches of alder, and do not forget to change them from time to time to new ones.

What is afraid of?

To protect the garden from the invasion of bears, it is necessary to regularly cultivate the soil and destroy them when nests are found.

If before planting garden plants, throw a clove of garlic into the pits, walnut leaves or coriander, and sprinkle the ground with crushed eggshell and another layer of soil, then it is very likely to scare the bear.

It is possible to plant between the rows flowers of marigolds or chrysanthemums, which also will not allow medvedas to settle on the site.

From the end of May to June between the rows, it is recommended to loosen the dimples of 10-15 cm in order to surely destroy the bear eggs.

Greenhouses can be protectedby digging around the grooves and filling them with sand soaked in kerosene.

Like most insects attracted by the light, they are easily attracted by lanterns at night. If you install a lantern near the wall, and put a basin down with a mixture of kerosene and water below, the bears will fly into the light and die in the liquid, landing there.

From chemicals you can use special drugs like "Fenoxin plus", solutions of "Karbofos", "Bankol", "Thunder", "Teddy Bear", "Medvetoks", "Rubit" and others.

The enemies

Natural (natural)
Medvedki is a favorite delicacy of moles, shrews, lizards, and some birds (crows, rooks, starlings, herons, and others). Thanks to them, the maximum that the Medvedka can eat in the garden is no more than 10% of the total harvest.
Do moles eat moles?
Yes, honey bears, like many other insects, are included in the list of mole dishes.

Conclusion

As it turned out, the bear is not poisonous, but, nevertheless, brings a lot of harm to gardeners and their crops. It gnaws the roots and eats tubers and other fruits of vegetables, gnawing them with powerful jaws. It cannot be confused with other insects either in appearance or in the sounds that it makes.

There are many both popular and modern methods of its destruction. Including the "humane", when naturally the bear can simply scare. Farmers can choose any method of dealing with these insects, which seems to them the most convenient and effective.