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Helpful Information About Natural Insecticides |
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SteveK |
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Helpful Information About Natural Insecticides
SteveK
Did you know hot sauce mixed with garlic and water can chase away those annoying caterpillars who have been feeding on your precious plants? You may appreciate butterflies, but not their babies. So, maybe you just want them to relocate to another area. Many natural insecticides are used as repellents rather than as a way to kill insects.
If you have spider mites go out and buy some hydrated lime. Mix this with water, add a drop of soap for stickiness and you have a deterrent to protect your plants.
Tomato leaves mixed with water can repel insects. Soaps are used in several different types of mixtures. But soaps are washed away with rain or automatic sprinklers.
If you choose to use nicotine, be aware that it can be deadly as a concentrate to more than just those pesky aphids. It's not only dangerous as harmful cigarette smoke, but it can be beneficial if used properly on plants. For us, the concentrates can cause convulsions and death. So, don't let that toddler grab your supply by accident. It's usually mixed with sulphur and is not recommended for use on edible plants.
Horticulture oils suffocate insects by covering them with an oily film. If that sounds barbaric, just think of the damage that can be done to crops and gardens and even humans by an overpopulation of insect pests. Insect pests can spread diseases and famine.
For the budget conscious gardener buying your pest sprays in the shops is not an alternative. So being able to measure the correct ingredients and knowing how to store the natural insecticides is important.
If you love birds in your garden and you encourage them to visit by supplying a bird bath you may also end up with ants or other insects in the water. You do not want to cause the birds any harm by infiltrating their drinking and bath water with natural but potentially harmful pesticides.
Encouraging the children in your home to be aware of these pesticides and teaching them that they can be dangerous to them is a part of any responsible parents duty. The memories of having a beloved pet getting sick or even dying should not be a part of a children's past. We want them to remember the joy of having beautiful flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables around their home because one day they just might be using those same natural insecticides you handed down to them. Now that is a memory I would want to have.
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