How to Make a Natural Insecticide for Garden[Complete Guide]

Use of chemical insecticides, often expensive and harmful to the environment, it is possible to treat plants gently and protect your plant without chemical insecticides. So, we are here to give you some tips; this post includes different preparations explained based on 100% natural ingredients.

There are many effective insecticidal products present naturally. Lavender, citronella, which has repellent properties.Organic products such as coffee grounds, the nettle manure or comfrey manure both fertilizer and insecticide depending on the dosage used.

Pieces of advice:

Store products in a cool and dark place. Use an opaque spray instead of a clear spray for better preservation.
Do not apply a product to the body without first testing on a small area of the skin.
Be careful that do not get in touch with essential oils on mucous membranes, eyes or around the eyes.

Making Natural Insecticide for Your Plants

The mix presented in this tutorial can be used in the garden to protect plants from pest attacks such as aphids, mites (red spider mites) and also repellent against flies, mosquitoes or the ants.

Requirement:

Two tablespoons of black soap
One teaspoon of baking soda
Ten drops of lemongrass essential oil
Ten drops of essential oil of cloves

Procedure:

Pour these different ingredients into a manual vaporizer

Fill the rest of the tank with rainwater or tap

Mix vigorously before use

It is recommended to apply earlier in the morning early or evening but not to apply in direct sunlight

How To Recycle Cigarette Butts To Make An Anti-Aphid?

It is used as a preventive treatment to prevent aphids from plants and to treat already infected plants. Apply directly on the foliage by spraying.

Procedure :

Fill half a plastic bottle of cigarette butts

Add water to the neck and close the bottle for 24 hours

Filter the mixture to harvest only the juice and apply it on your plant.

Tip: Make a filter funnel by cutting off the top of a plastic bottle and covering it with a woven compress that will hold the butts.

Remarks

To obtain a more concentrated product, let the mixture macerate for a week. The juice obtained is more powerful. It can be diluted with water and used several times.
It is also possible to harvest ashes from ashtrays, fireplaces or barbecues to mix with boiling water. Once the mixture has cooled, it is an excellent insecticide against aphids.

How To Make A Natural Mosquito Repellent With Lemongrass?

To make this repellent you need to get about 50 gm of fresh lemongrass sprouts.
The preparation is applied directly to the skin using a cotton pad. It is very effective to repel mosquitoes,

Procedure:

Slice the lemongrass stalks and place the pieces in a pan

Cover with water and boil for about 10 minutes, mix properly

Let the mixture cool down and pass it through the strainer to harvest the juice

Spread this anti-mosquito product on the surface

Tip: Keep some lemongrass stalks or put some sap directly on the door and window frames to keep mosquitoes out of your home.

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How To Make A House Fly Product?

Ideal for protecting horses from flies, horseflies and other insect pests, this repellent uses the insecticidal properties of essential oils. It is diluted with vinegar, water and applies.

Requirement:

Sprouts of lavender
Verbena leaves
Alcohol vinegar
Bourbon geranium essential oil
Tea tree essential oil
Eucalyptus Radiata essential oil
Lemon eucalyptus essential oil
Essential oil of lavender

Procedure:

Boil lavender and verbena in a pan of hot water for about ten minutes

Let infuse it into the pan and putting a lid until the mixture cool

Filter the juice with a strainer

Pour a base of white vinegar into the spray bottle

Make the oil mixture in the vaporizer (between five and ten drops of each oil)

Transfer the vegetable juice into the spray bottle and mix everything.

Wait, there’s more. Now we are going to introduce you some product which is already in your kitchen but you don’t know about the properties of the destruction of insects.

Oil Spray

Mix a cup of vegetable oil with a tablespoon. Cover and mix vigorously.

Before applying it to your sick plants, add 2 teaspoons of your preparation in 250 ml of water, then spray.

The product will coat the bodies of insects and suffocate them.

Neem Oil Spray

Neem oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the seeds of the neem tree. It is a powerful natural insecticide that disrupts all phases of the insect life cycle (eggs, larvae, adults). It produces hormones that prevent insects from feeding. This oil is biodegradable and is not toxic to your pets, birds and fish. It also acts as a natural fungicide.

Mix 2 teaspoons of oil and 1 teaspoon of liquid soap with 250 ml of water.

Then apply on infested leaves. This mixture also has a preventive action.

Garlic Spray

Garlic is known for its scent and intense aroma. Some adore it, others avoid it. The same thing happens with insects. It acts as a repellent.

Take 2 bulbs of garlic, puree with a blender and mix with 250 ml of water.

Let stand overnight. Pour into a container by adding half a cup of vegetable oil, a teaspoon of liquid soap and water.

Pour a cup of this preparation and water into a spray bottle, then apply to your infested plants

Chili Spray

It has the same as the garlic preparation. You can use fresh chili pepper or powder.

Mix one tablespoon chili powder or mash half a fresh chili with 250 ml water and several drops of liquid soap.

Now, you can spray this mixture to your plants directly

Precaution: Be sure to wear gloves when handling and spraying, be careful to keep the spray away from eyes, nose and mouth.

All-In-One Vaporizer

Ingredients: 1 bulb of garlic mashed, 1 small onion, 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder.

Mix and let stand for one hour. Filter the mixture, add a tablespoon of liquid soap, then mix properly.

Spray on both sides of the leaves. You can keep this preparation for one week in your refrigerator.

Tomato Leaves

You know what? tomato leaves contain alkaloids. These are very much effective for treating aphids and other insects.

Collect 2 cups of fresh leaves and immerse in 250 ml of water. Let stand overnight. Filter and apply with a spray on the leaves.

Remember that plants need insects and you should never try to kill them all. This is why the gardener interested in these natural methods. They will keep the ecosystem of your garden intact.

Coffee Grounds

It can not be easier: after making your coffee, rather than discarding the contents of your filter, keep it: your garden can doubly enjoy it. Simply sprinkle the root of your plants so that snails and slugs leave them in peace.

If you mix it with a little lemon juice, you get an excellent ant repellent. Finally, well dried and fine powder, you can use it – sparingly – as fertilizer, by depositing it at the foot of your plants.

Grapefruit Seeds

They have anti-microbial properties that are widely used for the fight against aphids, slugs or all kinds of pests. It is 100% natural, it does not destroy beneficial bacteria and has no side effects.

No more today. Keep your garden insect free. Stay happy! stay blessed!

How to Make a Natural Insecticide for Garden[Complete Guide]

Making Natural Insecticide for Your Plants

How To Recycle Cigarette Butts To Make An Anti-Aphid?

How To Make A Natural Mosquito Repellent With Lemongrass?