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minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoSeriously: could I just use olive or seeds oil to get rid of aphids, for instance?
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoYou can just make a simple soap solution to spray them with. Look up home made insecticidal soap.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoLast time I tried that I killed my plant, lol.
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoThat’s thinking outside the box! No more plants, no more pests!
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoGet at the root of the problem
minus-squareharmbugler@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 days agoMost oils will suffocate aphids when applied directly, but neem oil contains azadirachtin, a pesticide which will stay on the plant and will keep aphids away by disrupting their lifecycle.
Seriously: could I just use olive or seeds oil to get rid of aphids, for instance?
You can just make a simple soap solution to spray them with. Look up home made insecticidal soap.
Last time I tried that I killed my plant, lol.
That’s thinking outside the box! No more plants, no more pests!
Get at the root of the problem
Most oils will suffocate aphids when applied directly, but neem oil contains azadirachtin, a pesticide which will stay on the plant and will keep aphids away by disrupting their lifecycle.
This makes sense. Thanks.