Please help identify these pesty bugs
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Kim C
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I have microscopic white flying/biting insects in my back yard near my raised beds. They bite. I had to pull my green cabbage because they ate holes into all the leaves. I've been spraying with an organic insecticide but they seem to persist and I have white spots on my cucumber and zucchini leaves. Any suggestions?
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Blessings. It is very hard to found what kind of bugs are they with your description, the best way is to catch some of them and bring them to your town's pest control office. Now for your plants I can give you a recipe my family use for centuries in our farms In a 5 gallon bucket mix: 1 L VINEGAR 1 L MOLASSES 1 L VODKA 1/2 Lb GARLIC 1/2 Lb GINGER 1/2 Lb PURPLE ONION 1/2 Lb CAYENNE PEPPER [POWDER] 1/2 Lb AROMATIC PLANTS [MARIGOLD,LAVENDER,MARJORAM,MINT,THYME] 1/2 Lb TOBACCO 1/2 Lb ALOE [IF YOU BLEND IT IS BETTER, THIS WILL BE YOUR NATURAL SOAP] CHOP EVERYTHING REAL FIND, AD THE MOLASSES, THEN ADD WATER UP TO 3 Gal [NO CHLORINE], MIX WITH A WOOD STICK [NO METAL], AND COVERED FOR FERMENTATION, LET THE SOLUTION FOR A WEEK MIXING EVERY DAY FOR 5 MINUTES, NO MORE THAN THAT, AT THE 8th DAY ADD 1/6 OF THE VINEGAR, AND EVERY DAY ADD ANOTHER 1/6, AT THE 14th DAY ADD THE VODKA, OR TEQUILA OR WHITE PUERTO RICAN RUM, AND FILL THE REST WITH WATER,THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE YOUR SOLUTION READY TO APPLY. *APPLICATION RATE 300 ml = 1 1/3 CUP X 18 LITERS ==> VEGETABLES ==> FOLIAR APPLICATION LATE AFTERNOON AROUND 7 OR 8 PM BEST TIME 2 TIMES A WEEK IF IS INFESTED THE PLANT, TO KEEP IT FREE AFTER THAT EVERY 2 WEEKS. 700 ml = 3 CUPS X 18 LITERS ==> FRUIT TREES SAME AND AFTER EVERY 2 MONTHS, MAKE SURE YOU COVER TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE LEAFS. IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANT HELP FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME TERRANOVAORGANICGREENFARMS@No search results.GREENMAIL.NET
DAIANA
on May 21, 2015
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Try using a couple of drips (tear drop sized) of your washing up detergent , put 2-3 drips into a squeezey/spray bottle ,fill with tap water, give it a little shake to mix,go spray those little bitches.
Craig Paddy Partridge
on May 21, 2015
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http://www.almanac.com/content/whiteflies
Kristy Champion
on May 21, 2015
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Could also be this, but they aren't exactly "white" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae
Kristy Champion
on May 21, 2015
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my husband sprays plants with soapy water if something is eating them. seems to work
Nancy Krumm
on May 21, 2015
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I don't know if anybody hear about Natural Farming, where You don't use CHEMICALS in your crops, please people research and learn, don't follow up what people are doing using CHEMICALS and DESTROYING OUR MOTHER EARTH. Ask you WHY CANCER IS KILLING EVERYBODY TODAY?. When you spray regular soap in your plants you are injecting CHEMICALS into your food, REMEMBER THIS PLEASE 'MOTHER NATURE" PROVIDES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAKE NATURAL FERTILIZERS & PESTICIDES, plus if you use THE COMPANION PLANT SYSTEM some PLANTS HELPS OTHERS TO KEEP PESTS AWAY.
DAIANA
on May 21, 2015
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THIS IS THE PERFECT NATURAL PESTICIDE FOR YOUR PLANTS USED FOR CENTURIES IN OUR FARMS In a 5 gallon bucket mix:1 L VINEGAR // 1 L MOLASSES // 1 L VODKA // 1/2 Lb GARLIC // 1/2 Lb GINGER // 1/2 Lb PURPLE ONION / 1/2 Lb CAYENNE PEPPER [POWDER] // 1/2 Lb AROMATIC PLANTS [MARIGOLD,LAVENDER,MARJORAM,MINT,THYME] // 1/2 Lb TOBACCO // 1/2 Lb ALOE [IF YOU BLEND IT IS BETTER, THIS WILL BE YOUR NATURAL SOAP], CHOP EVERYTHING REAL FIND, AD THE MOLASSES, THEN ADD WATER UP TO 3 Gal [NO CHLORINE], MIX WITH A WOOD STICK [NO METAL], AND COVERED FOR FERMENTATION, LET THE SOLUTION FOR A WEEK MIXING EVERY DAY FOR 5 MINUTES, NO MORE THAN THAT, AT THE 8th DAY ADD 1/6 OF THE VINEGAR, AND EVERY DAY ADD ANOTHER 1/6, AT THE 14th DAY ADD THE VODKA, OR TEQUILA OR WHITE PUERTO RICAN RUM, AND FILL THE REST WITH WATER,THE NEXT DAY YOU HAVE YOUR SOLUTION READY TO APPLY.*APPLICATION RATE300 ml = 1 1/3 CUP X 18 LITERS ==> VEGETABLES ==> FOLIAR APPLICATION LATE AFTERNOON AROUND 7 OR 8 PM BEST TIME 2 TIMES A WEEK IF IS INFESTED THE PLANT, TO KEEP IT FREE AFTER THAT EVERY 2 WEEKS.700 ml = 3 CUPS X 18 LITERS ==> FRUIT TREES SAME AND AFTER EVERY 2 MONTHS, MAKE SURE YOU COVER TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE LEAFS.IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS OR NEED ANT HELP FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME TERRANOVAORGANICGREENFARMS@No search results.GREENMAIL.NET
DAIANA
on May 21, 2015
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OK KIM JUST MIX THE INGREDIENTS WITH OUT THE MOLASSES TAKE 3 GALLONS OF SOLUTION FOR NOW, LIVE IT FOR 6 HOURS MIX IT, STIR WITH A WOOD STICK EVERY HOUR, TAKE 1 CUP SOLUTION 10 CUPS OF WATER AND SPRAY IT, EVERY DAY LATE AFTERNOON, 1 CUP SOLUTION 20 CUPS WATER REAL EARLY IN THE MORNING THE NEXT DAY, IF THE SUN HIT THE PLANTS DON'T DO IT, MUST BE BEFORE SUN IS UP OK!!! THIS WILL DO THE WORK, IN THE INITIAL SOLUTION PUT MORE WATER UP TO 3 GALLONS AGAIN AND ADD THE MOLASSES AND DO THE REST OF THE FORMULA ABOVE. IF AFTER 1 WEEK OF APPLICATION THEY DON'T GO LET ME KNOW I GIVE YOU SOMETHING MORE STRONGER BUT I THINK THIS WILL WORK OUT
DAIANA
on May 21, 2015
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OK JUST USE VINEGAR IS EXCEPT TO I'M JUST GIVING YOU MY FAMILY RECIPE, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT YOUR WAY IS OK TRUST ME, GOOD LUCK
DAIANA
on May 22, 2015
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Hi! Im in CA and by the sound of it you either have a white fly or lace fly infestation. My spray of choice is DAWN BLUE dishwashing soap. We use it in Ca for just about everything in the garden. Also 18 in 1 HEMP PURE CASTILLE SOAP, grandma's old fashion soap.....cheap and available just about anywhere.
Della Annette
on May 22, 2015
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