7 Sep
Is there any natural or organic way that can be used as insecticide for orchids?
Try a tobacco tea solution. steep a couple single chew tobacco pouches like skoal bandits in water as you would a tea bag. let cool dilute w/ water and put in a spray bottle. spray your orchids. Tobacco tea is great for spraying entire yard for bug control.
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by ameniste, on September 10 2006 @ 4:43 pm
well some farmers get a whole bunch of ladybugs and release them, they can get rid of some of the insects but basically there isn't a way
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by j_d_mac_vieau, on September 10 2006 @ 4:44 pm
You might want to crush garlic and soak it in water for 24 hours stain out the garlic pieces and save the water, next you add a little dish soap…NOT DISHWASHER SOAP!!!
This is a good aphid killer
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by takeitorleaveit-loveitorhateit, on September 10 2006 @ 4:49 pm
Garlic water as stated above with the dish soap works great! You can also add 1 drop of tobasco per cup of this mixture. Pour it into a spray bottle and spray the plants leaves on both sides. This also works for roses and tomato plants.
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by CM, on September 10 2006 @ 4:54 pm
ladie bugs,praying mantis.they are both excellent pest controll.there are several others,but i dont rember the names of them off the top of my hat right now.just rember any carnorvious insect should work for your area.
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by rugbumpr69@sbcglobal.net, on September 11 2006 @ 1:37 am
try a tobacco tea solution. steep a couple single chew tobacco pouchs like skoal bandits in water as you would a t bag. let cool delute w/ water and put in a spray bottle. spray your orchids. tobacco tea is great for spraying entire yard for bug control.
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it works for lawn and garden – organic magazine
by Megan S, on September 11 2006 @ 5:44 am
Neem oil works for some insects- a good garden center should have it.
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