I have had an especially bad year for potatoe beatles, my plants are stripped bare and dead already. I am thinking next year I might plant the potatoes beside my existing duck run and fence it in. Once I see the potatoe beatles appear, I would then allow the ducks into the potatoe patch to consume the bugs. I have heard though that potatoe plants are somewhat toxic and I'm not sure if the ducks would consume enough of the plants themselves to be harmful or if they would even eat them at all. Has anyone here tried this and if so did it work ?
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