Information About Natural Insecticides
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by: SteveK
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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.
Spider mites hate the mixture of hydrated lime (1/4 c.) and water (add a small drop of soap to help it stick). Be careful not to use too much or the lime could hurt your plants.
Many nature lovers use soap frequently to mix with their concoctions but even these are often washed away by rain and water sprinklers.
Getting into some stronger stuff we have the mixture of nicotine concentrate and sulphur. Nicotine although useful to the natural gardener has to be treated more carefully as the concentrate is harmful to humans as well as insects. It is advised to keep nicotine concentrate well away from little children. And it isn't a good idea to use this on edible plants for obvious reasons.
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.
Of course, you can try tricks to rid your problem areas of insects. Like the ants that want to crawl into your hummingbird water. Maybe it doesn't bother the birds, but if it bothers you, you could be imaginative and not have to use any pesticide that may endanger your tiny visiting birds. But tricks aren't always enough. Sometimes you need to use more than one method to keep insect populations under control.
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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