Hello. You are advised to make a treatment with white cochineal plague tobacco. Can it be done with cigars or cigars, or does it have to be grass? In what proportion? And finally, I've bought larvae from black-haired grandmothers, because I've heard that they eat cochineals and little bugs. If I start treating tobacco weed, is it appropriate to open the mantangorri? Thank you very much.

Karlos Larrañegi (Zarautz)

Carlos. Nicotine is the one we will use for treatment. Therefore, any of the ones you mention is appropriate, cigars, cigars, cigars or herbs. Doing so with liar tobacco, which is so widespread today, is very easy. This is the most effective formula: mix half a liter of alcohol and water and put 100 grams of tobacco in. Allow to macerate for about 15 days. 100 grams of crushed hard neutral soap and 10 liters of molten water. Mix tobacco water and soap water.

If in carelessness insects have become pests, deal directly with that mixture. If you cannot qualify as a plague to the attack, add another twenty liters of water for treatment. If you don't wash the insects, treat the plants every week until they wash well.

Nicotine attacks all insects, but especially worms, which have weaker skin. Therefore, it would be preferable for mantangorri worms to extend after treatment.