DIY Homemade Bug Spray for Plants
Try these recipes for homemade bug spray for plants and keep your garden free from pesky little critters who will try to eat your fruits and veggies before you do! Try this recipe to get rid of aphids off your roses and other plants
Watch the video for full instructions and then try the steps below
Mix one cup of vegetable oil with one tablespoon of soap in a jar. Put the lid on the mixture and shake it up. This will be your aphid spray concentrate. You only need a couple tablespoons of this mixture to make a whole spray bottle. You can place the extra in your pantry for when you need it.
Add two table spoons of the mixture into the spray bottle using a funnel.
Fill the bottle the rest of the way up with approx 4 cups or 1 quart of water.
Give the bottle a gentle shake right before you use it and spray it directly onto the plant. Focus on any areas that you see aphids or bugs.
You can spray this directly on the bugs. It will not harm the plants at all but the insects body will get coated with the oil and suffocate them. Sounds kind of mean, but we are talking about pests here, and at least it’s natural!
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First: THANK YOU
Second: My headache are the “white flies” and are so hard to kill..... this year they ate the whole grapes vine.
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I hear ya.
Yellow paper spread with petroleum jelly is said to do the trick. They're supposed to be attracted to the yellow then they stick to the petroleum jelly on the paper and die.
I'm too much of a soft touch to do it myself so said white flies survive and thrive : (
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Thanks a million
Frequently asked questions
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Will it kill slugs?
will this stay on if it rains? thanks
Will this burn the leaves on my rise bushes? The last home made bug spray did.