All about the use of Coca-Cola from aphids

Aphids are one of the most dangerous garden pests. Spreading over the site, it does not disdain a wide variety of cultures. The parasite feeds on the sap of the foliage of vegetable crops, parasitizes on berry plants, shrubs and trees. The plantations captured by the pest weaken and wither, and then perish. This is why it is important to start taking action in a timely manner. An effective and unusual option for salvation will be such a popular drink as Coca-Cola. You will learn about the features of its application from this material.

Coca-Cola, as odd as it may sound, is one of the best aphid remedies. The effect it gives is due to the composition of the drink. Most of the cola consists of harmless substances that do not harm insects, but there are also insidious additives in it. The first is orthophosphoric acid. This element is responsible for adjusting the acidity of the drink. It is added in a very small amount, but after all, aphids do not differ in huge sizes. The acid in the drink is enough to kill insects. The second dangerous element for them is sugar. Due to its stickiness, it literally sticks the parasites to the foliage, preventing them from retreating. The third substance that will not benefit insects is caffeine.

Cola should be used against both aphids and ants, which usually accumulate in the habitats of this small insect. The use of the drink has a number of important features.

• It is necessary to take only regular cola. Zero sugar beverages will not work as well as flavored beverages. If Coca-Cola is not available, you can use Pepsi - the composition of these drinks is almost the same.
• Before use, you must open the bottle cap and leave it in this form for several hours. This will remove all carbon dioxide from the soda. Willingness to determine is easy, just taste the drink.
• When spraying, it is important to ensure that the soda solution sprinkles not only the top, but also the bottom of the leaf. This is a favorite habitat for aphids.
• Processing of plants should not be carried out when the ovaries are being formed. Coca-Cola is a sticky drink, and it will quickly glue the leaves and petals together, which can harm future fruits.
• Solutions using the described soda are applied to crops in the early morning, just after dawn. If this is not possible, then it is necessary to choose the evening time. At the peak of sun activity, plants cannot be processed, since there is a high probability that the leaves will be burned.
• Choose a calm day for using Coca-Cola. The wind will only become a hindrance, since it will carry the precious composition throughout the entire site. Rain is an even worse scenario. Streams of water will quickly wash off the composition from the plants, and the work will be ineffective.
• It is important to understand that soda belongs to folk remedies, and therefore it will not be able to give a decent effect right away. It will take several treatments, most often at least 4, their frequency - once a week or more. And even when the aphid is gone, after a month the spraying will need to be repeated for prevention purposes.
• Although the use of pure cola is not prohibited, it is still better to dilute the drink.

Having chosen this particular tool for yourself, you need to learn how to use it correctly. To do this, it is worth taking note of several recipes tested and approved by other summer residents.

• With water. You need to take 7 liters of water and a 2 liter bottle of soda. However, the concentration of cola can be increased: instead of 7 liters, take 4, but this should be done only if there are indeed a lot of aphids and ants. All the gas is released from the drink, and then diluted with water. Immediately pour into a spray bottle and start processing the leaves. Such spraying can be carried out even several times a week, achieving complete withdrawal of insects from the site.
• With soap. Here you can take both laundry and tar soap. The cosmetic option with additives will not work. The soap should be liquid. Gas is released from a bottle of soda, and then a few spoons of soap are added there. Can be diluted with water, but not required. Plants are sprayed with the finished product. It is important to shake the composition well before use.
• With herbs. Herbal solutions have always been an effective remedy against various insect pests. They also help against aphids, and together with cola, they give a double effect. Most often, summer residents choose wormwood and nettle for use, but any other weeds growing on the site are also suitable. The selected plant is cut and then crushed with a crush. Placed in a jar or saucepan, fill it with cool water and leave for several days. After this time, the finished concentrate is combined with soda in a ratio of 1: 1. The composition is taken into a spray bottle - and spraying is carried out immediately.
• With vodka. Vodka is a well-known antiseptic and is very harmful to all insects. To make a composition based on this alcoholic drink, you will need to take 200 grams of alcohol. This amount is supplemented by 0.7 milliliters of cola. The mixture is shaken, and then the affected plants are sprayed with it.

In autumn, they rapidly move around the site, collecting the larvae and taking them to their nests. All winter the ants take care of them, and in the spring they roll them out into the garden again. This is why it is important to destroy them right away. You can also use cola for this. The drink is not diluted with anything, but is poured directly into the anthill in its pure form. After some time, the ants will leave the site, and there is a high probability that they will not return to it next year.

Fighting aphids is one of the most hated activities among summer residents. All of them are looking for effective means to quickly get rid of the pest and prevent its reappearance. Coca-Cola is not yet a very well-known remedy, but those who have already tried it in practice cannot say a single bad word about this drink.

So, many summer residents complain that aphids literally flooded the site, spoiling currants, fruit trees, vegetables. It's not always wise to use insecticides, but Coca-Cola really helped. After a few days of use, the foliage cleared of mucus, stopped curling. Insects began to leave the site, followed by ants. Summer residents also noted that the sweet caramel aroma attracted bees, who began to pollinate the plants, as well as wasps - natural orderlies on the site.

On professional forums, summer residents also share recipes for solutions. So, some use a pure concentrate, but insist that this is possible only with mature and well-developed plants. Such a composition can burn young foliage. The most effective gardeners called compositions based on tar soap and water. The results were different for everyone: someone noticed the first effect after 2 days, and for someone the insects began to leave after a week.

In absolutely all reviews, gardeners argue that the treatment must be carried out correctly, otherwise positive results can not be expected. The main rule highlighted by summer residents is to spray the lower part of the foliage. In addition, it is important not to skip procedures, even if the aphids have already begun to leave the site.Many recommend not to wait at all for the arrival of the pest, but to prepare a composition based on water and cola every couple of weeks - and just spray the plants.