Ecological pesticides
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At present, in biological gardening/agriculture, several organic sprays and dusts are being used [1]. Following article describes these and how to make them.
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[edit] List of herbal insect sprays and dusts
| Organic sprays, and dusts | |
|---|---|
| Wormwood extract | Made by boiling 100grams of dried wormwood in 1l water for 20 minutes. Leave for a day. Sift and add soft soap. Thin 1 at 4 before spraying |
| Chive extract | Made by putting fresh leaves 2-3 days in water, after which it is sifted and soft soap is added. Thin 1 at 4 before spraying. |
| Summer tansy dust | Made by grinding dried herb, and spreading on the ground at density of 1 gram per m². Repels root fly |
| Stinging nettle extract | Made by boiling a bucket of stinging nettles for 20-30minutes in water, sifting it and leaving it to stand for a day. Soft soap is added at a density of 1/100 and the mixture is thinned 1 at 4 before spraying (against aphids, caterpillars) Sometimes brown sugar, brown soap and milk is also added to strengthen the mixture. |
| Daffodil extract | Made by boiling 30 grams of daffodils for 20 minutes in 1liter of water. Leave to stand for a day, add 1/100 brown soap and dilute 1 at 4 before spraying (against moulds) |
| Garlic extract | Made by soaking mushed garlic in water, adding soft soap at density of 1/100 (against insects) |
| Rhubarb extract | Made by boiling1kg of leaves in 2 liters of water for 20 mins, adding 1/100 soft soap, sifting it and spraying it (against aphids) |
| Onion extract | Made by leaving the leaves for a few days in water, adding 1/100 soft soap, sifting and spraying it (against aphids and caterpillars) |
| Sambucus extract | Made by boiling 500grams of leaves for 30 minutes in 1 liter of water, sifting and thinning it (against aphids and caterpillars) |
[edit] Other organic gardening sprays and dusts
Several other organic sprays and dusts exist, yet are less easy to make at home. These include:
- Bio-S (sulpher mixture; sulpher is natural)
- Pilzvorsoge
- Spruzit
- Carbolineum
- Basalt dust
[edit] Non-gardening sprays
In addition to gardening sprays, several organic insect sprays for home use are also made. A example to this is mosquito spray. Preparation can be found at Journeytoforever
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- How to make a wide variety of bugsprays
- Home made organic insect spray (HoMeR)
- Pennsylvania tree fruit production guide; pesticide/herbicide application
- Organic pest control: description of mineral dusts used, plant extracts, ...
- Journettoforever's information on how to control weeds and pests ecologically
