Most chemical pesticides are toxic to humans as well as
pets and small animals that may enter your yard or garden. That's why
homemade pesticides make a lot more sense.
Here are a few of the most common homemade pesticide recipes for your houseplants, yard and garden.
Homemade Pesticide For Snails and Slugs
Diatomaceous earth is a powder-like dust made of tiny marine
organisms called diatoms. It is effective on soft-bodied insects as well
as snails and slugs. Just spread it on top of the soil and it works by
cutting and irritating these soft organisms yet is harmless to other
organisms. You can also put out shallow dishes of beer to trap snails
and slugs.
To Keep Bugs Away From Houseplants
This is the safest natural pesticide for any home gardener and is
effective on a variety of bugs and insects. Mix 3 tablespoons of liquid
detergent into a gallon of water. Use in a sprayer bottle for
houseplants.
Another Bugs Away From Houseplants Mix
To keep bugs away from houseplants, mix 1 clove garlic, 1 small hot
pepper and 1 quart water in a blender. Pour into a spray bottle and
apply to plants. Putting hot sauce on a cotton ball in a house plant pot
will also repel pests.
Cabbage worms and Spider Mites Mix
For garden pests like cabbage worms and spider mites, mix 2
tablespoons of salt in 1 gallon of water and use in a sprayer bottle.
To Control Garden Pests
Gather together a collection of dead bugs, crush them up and mix
with water. Strain the mix until it will come out of a spray bottle.
Only use this mix outside.
Spearmint Hot Pepper Horseradish Spray
This is effective on many different kinds of outside bugs and insects and should be an outside spray.
1/4 cup of hot red peppers
1/2 gallon water
1/4 cup of fresh spearmint
1/4 cup horseradish, both root and leaves
1 tablespoons of liquid detergent
1/4 cup green onion tops
Mix
the spearmint leaves, horseradish, onion tops and peppers together with
enough water to cover everything. Then strain the solution. Add a
half-gallon of water and the detergent. You can use this to spray almost
any plant safely. Store the mixture for a few days in a cool place.
Natural Pesticide for Aphids and Whiteflies
Mix a few drops of dishwashing detergent with water and spray on
plants leaves. This is extremely effective in controlling many
soft-bodied insects such as aphids and whiteflies.
Homemade Pesticide For Roses
In your blender make a solution of leaves from a tomato plant 4
pints of water and a tablespoon of cornstarch. Strain the mix and spray
on roses as a natural pesticide. Keep any unused spray refrigerated.
Natural
pesticides can work well for any home gardener and are much safer for
you and your family. After you try a few of these recipes you'll
understand that they really work. If you want to control pests naturally
instead of chemically, homemade pesticides may be the ideal choice.
