Pharm Girl

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In the case of fighting aphids, two homemade sprays have proven very effective in controlling aphid infestations. Organic gardeners have been using tomato leaf spray or garlic oil spray to battle aphids for generations. While knowing how to make and use them is important, it's equally important to understand why they work.

Tomato Leaf Spray

Tomato plants, as members of the nightshade family, contain toxic compounds called alkaloids in their leaves. When the leaves of tomato plants are chopped, they release their alkaloids. When the alkaloids are suspended and diluted with water, they make an easy to use spray that is toxic to aphids, but still safe around plants and humans.

What You'll Need:

One to two cups of tomato leaves
Two cups of water
A strainer or cheesecloth
Spray bottle
To make tomato leaf spray, simply soak one to two cups of chopped tomato leaves in two cups of water. Let it steep overnight. To make the spray, strain the leaves out of the liquid using cheesecloth or a fine strainer. Add another one to two cups of water to the liquid and add it to a spray bottle.

To use the tomato leaf spray in your battle against aphids, spray the stems and foliage of the infested plant with the spray, paying special attention to the undersides of leaves, since that is where aphids most commonly congregate.

Caution: While this spray is very safe for humans, some people are allergic to members of the nightshade family. If you are one of them, use care in making and applying this spray.

Garlic Oil Spray

Organic gardeners have long relied on garlic as part of their pest-fighting arsenal. Garlic contains sulfur, which, besides being toxic to pests, is also an antibacterial and antifungal agent. The dish soap in this mixture also breaks down the bodies of soft-bodied pests, such as aphids.

What You'll Need:

Three to four cloves of garlic
Mineral oil
Strainer or cheesecloth
Liquid dish soap
Water
Spray bottle
To make garlic oil spray, mince or finely chop three to four cloves of garlic, and add them to two teaspoons of mineral oil. Let this mixture sit for 24 hours. Strain out the garlic pieces, and add the remaining liquid to one pint of water. Add one teaspoon of liquid dish soap. This mixture can be stored and diluted as needed. When you need to spray, use two tablespoons of the mixture added to one pint of water in a spray bottle.

To use your garlic oil spray, first test by spraying an inconspicuous part of the plant to see if your mixture harms it at all. If there are no signs of yellowing or other leaf damage after a day or two, it is safe to use. If there is leaf damage, dilute the mixture with more water and try the test again. Once you have determined that it won't harm your plant, spray the entire plant, paying special attention to the undersides of leaves.

Warning: Garlic oil is a non-selective insecticide, which means that it will kill beneficial insects (such as lady bugs, who are natural predators of aphids) just as easily as it kills the bad guys. It's best to keep as many beneficials around as possible. This spray should only be used if you haven't seen any beneficial bugs in your garden. The tomato leaf recipe, above, won't harm beneficials, so you should use that if you're lucky enough to have some beneficials in your garden.

These sprays are easy to use, inexpensive, and effective. As you can see, even organic home remedies require care and attention to their effects. In general, use each spray as little as possible, and use it responsibly. You'll win the battle against aphids, and still have a healthy garden after they're gone.

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Tomato plants, as members of the nightshade family, contain toxic compounds called alkaloids in their leaves. When the leaves of tomato plants are chopped, they release their alkaloids. When the alkaloids are suspended and diluted with water, they make an easy to use spray that is toxic to aphids, but still safe around plants and humans.

What You'll Need:


One to two cups of tomato leaves
Two cups of water
A strainer or cheesecloth
Spray bottle
To make tomato leaf spray, simply soak one to two cups of chopped tomato leaves in two cups of water. Let it steep overnight. To make the spray, strain the leaves out of the liquid using cheesecloth or a fine strainer. Add another one to two cups of water to the liquid and add it to a spray bottle.

To use the tomato leaf spray in your battle against aphids, spray the stems and foliage of the infested plant with the spray, paying special attention to the undersides of leaves, since that is where aphids most commonly congregate.

Caution: While this spray is very safe for humans, some people are allergic to members of the nightshade family. If you are one of them, use care in making and applying this spray.

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Rhubarb Leaf Pesticide Spray


1 cup rhubarb leaves....either the one from the garden or the one that grows wild (Devils Rhubarb)
6.5 cups water
1/4 cup liquid dish detergent or soap flakes....preferably the yellow liquid SUNLIGHT!

Cover rhubarb leaves with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 20 minutes then remove from heat and cool overnight...! Strain, then add 1/4 cup liquid dish detergent. Spray on plants. Good for aphids, june beetles, spider mites, thrips.

Works on potatoe plants like no other on the market!


Rhubarb leaves are poisonous, take care when preparing and handling. Do not use on food bearing plants.

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Garlic, Peppers & Onion Insecticide

2 hot peppers
1 large onion
1 whole bulb of garlic
1/4 cup water

Toss in the food processor and add water, blend until a mash is made. Cover mash with 1 gallon hot (not boiling) water and let stand 24 hours. Strain. Spray on roses, azaleas, vegetables to kill bug infestations. Bury mash in ground where bugs are heaviest. Good for thrips, aphids, grasshoppers, chewing and sucking insects.

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Basil Tea Spray


4 cups water
1 cup fresh basil (or 2 TBS dried)
1 tsp liquid dish detergent

Bring water to a boil then add basil. Remove from heat, cover and steep until cool. Strain. Mix in the liquid detergent then spray on plants. Good for aphids.

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Salt Spray......~


2 TBS salt
1.5 gallons warm water

Mix salt and water to dissolve, allow to cool to room temperature.

Use for spider mites, caterpillars, cabbage worms and chewing insects.

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Citrus Spray

2 cups orange peels (or lemons)
4 cups water

Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and add peels. Cover and steep until cool. Strain and spray. Use the lemon mixture to repel white flies.

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Peppermint Tea


1 TBS peppermint essential oil (can also use an infusion made with mint leaves, increase amount to 1 cup infusion)
1 quart water

Mix together and use as an insect spray (good for ants).

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Japanese Beetle Bait Trap


2 cups water
1 mashed banana
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup wine
1/2 tsp yeast

Mix ingredients together and put in an old margarine container, cover with lid and set container out in the hot sun for a day. The next day, remove lid and set in garden where the beetles have been spotted (use a shallow container).

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Potato Leaves Tea

1 cup potato plant leaves
2 cups water

Chop leaves then cover with hot water. Seal container and leave 24 hours in a sunny window. Strain then spray.
Potato leaves are poisonous, take care when preparing and handling. Do not use on food bearing plants.

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Homemade Pesticide For Snails and Slugs

Diatomaceous earth is a powder-like dust made of tiny marine organisms called diatoms. It is effective on soft-bodied insects as well as snails and slugs. Just spread it on top of the soil and it works by cutting and irritating these soft organisms yet is harmless to other organisms. You can also put out shallow dishes of beer to trap snails and slugs.

To Keep Bugs Away From Houseplants

This is the safest natural pesticide for any home gardener and is effective on a variety of bugs and insects. Mix 3 tablespoons of liquid detergent into a gallon of water. Use in a sprayer bottle for houseplants.

Another Bugs Away From Houseplants Mix

To keep bugs away from houseplants, mix 1 clove garlic, 1 small hot pepper and 1 quart water in a blender. Pour into a spray bottle and apply to plants. Putting hot sauce on a cotton ball in a house plant pot will also repel pests.

Cabbage worms and Spider Mites Mix

For garden pests like cabbage worms and spider mites, mix 2 tablespoons of salt in 1 gallon of water and use in a sprayer bottle.

To Control Garden Pests

Gather together a collection of dead bugs, crush them up and mix with water. Strain the mix until it will come out of a spray bottle. Only use this mix outside.

Spearmint Hot Pepper Horseradish Spray

This is effective on many different kinds of outside bugs and insects and should be an outside spray.

1/4 cup of hot red peppers

1/2 gallon water

1/4 cup of fresh spearmint

1/4 cup horseradish, both root and leaves

1 tablespoons of liquid detergent

1/4 cup green onion tops

Mix the spearmint leaves, horseradish, onion tops and peppers together with enough water to cover everything. Then strain the solution. Add a half-gallon of water and the detergent. You can use this to spray almost any plant safely. Store the mixture for a few days in a cool place.

Natural Pesticide for Aphids and Whiteflies


Mix a few drops of dishwashing detergent with water and spray on plants leaves. This is extremely effective in controlling many soft-bodied insects such as aphids and whiteflies.

Homemade Pesticide For Roses

In your blender make a solution of leaves from a tomato plant 4 pints of water and a tablespoon of cornstarch. Strain the mix and spray on roses as a natural pesticide. Keep any unused spray refrigerated.

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Do It Yourself Organic Pest Control

Most people consider pest control as a boundless combat between them and the pest. No matter how clean your house or backyard is, pest infestation is bound to occur.

The question is how do you leave a low environmental impact and still control or prevent pests like bugs, rodents, ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and insects. You need to deal with the problem before it goes out of control. Pest like cockroaches, rodents, termites, bees, ants, ticks and many such are attracted to homes because of the shelter, food and warmth.

Some of the pests are simply frustrating, others like mice and rats carry diseases, and some others like spiders can be poisonous. It is always a good idea to know the type of pest problem that you have, so that you can address it effectively. Better deal with the problem in the initial stages, or else they will start infesting all over the place.

There are many insecticides available in the market but they pose long term environment and health hazards. The alternative is to use homemade, non-toxic pesticides made from ingredients available at your home. If you are interested in do-it-yourself pest control, read more for safe natural pesticides that you can make at home, and are effective against any pests.

Homemade Organic Pesticides

Prevention is always better than cure. To prevent bug infestations make sure all the cracks in the house are well sealed. The windows and doors should be sealed with proper fitting screens to keep out the mosquitoes, cockroaches, ants, and spiders. Avoid keeping plants close to the outside walls, keep your food covered, store clothing in plastic bags, clear the debris, and cover your garbage bin.


Garlic is considered to be a natural pesticide and insect repellent. Planting garlic along with tomatoes keeps the red spider mites away. Spraying garlic spray in ponds can kill the mosquitoes.


You can prepare garlic spray at home. In a bowl add 4 ounces of finely chopped garlic bulbs, and soak them for a day. Dissolve one teaspoon of fish emulsion in one pint of water. Mix this with the garlic-water solution. Filter this liquid, and store in a glass container. While using this mixture dilute one part of the solution to 20 parts of water. This kills mosquitoes, aphids, red ants and onion flies.


You can prepare tomato leaf insect spray by crushing tomato leaves in a blender. To the blended tomato leaves, mix 4 pints of water along with one tablespoon of cornstarch. Filter this liquid, and store in the fridge. Use it according to your requirements.


Insecticidal soap is very effective against garden pests like caterpillars, spider mites, beetles, fleas, aphids, whiteflies, and leafhoppers. It has to be sprayed directly on the pest. This soap becomes more potent when mixed with rotenone. When mixed with natural oils it can be used to rid powdery mildew.


Onion and mint are excellent repellents against beetles, fleas, and bugs. Neem, sabadilla, pyrethrin, rotenone are some of the best known organic pesticides. These are quite effective against aphids, beetles, bugs and mites.


Borax or boric acid is an effective biocide and fungicide, especially when it is combined with hydrogen peroxide. It kills toxic molds and fungus. It is also effective against ants, ticks, termites, cockroaches, fleas, and other insects.


Hang up an orange peel or cloves, or lots of basil and mint around the house to keep the flies away. To get rid of moths, keep cheesecloth bags of mixtures containing 1/2 pound rosemary, 1/4 pound thyme, 1/4 pound ginseng (optional), 1/2 pound mint, and 2 tablespoons of cloves in your drawers and closets.

To eliminate ants, mix vinegar in a 1:1 ratio with water, and wash the kitchen surfaces with this solution. Another option is to put bone meal, powdered charcoal or lemon in areas where the ants surface.

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Plant the herb horehound (Marrubium vulgare) which is known to repel grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers do not like cilantro which is used by many organic gardeners as a barrier crop.
Plant calendula as a barrier deterrent.
Spray a heavy infusion of garlic oil as a repellent.
Grasshoppers are attracted to monocultures and do not like nitrogen-fixing crops like peas and sweet clover.
Row covers, like Reemay, or screens can be effectively used to keep them from your crops.

Garlic Oil Spray

To make: Combine 3 ounces of minced garlic cloves with 1 ounce of mineral oil. Let soak for 24 hours or longer. Strain.
Next mix 1 teaspoon of fish emulsion with 16 ounces of water. Add 1 tablespoon of castile soap to this.
Now slowly combine the fish emulsion water with the garlic oil. Kept in a sealed glass container this mixture will stay viable for several months. To use: Mix 2 tablespoons of garlic oil with 1 pint of water and spray.


Sink glass jars into the soil. Fill to the halfway point wit a mixture of 10 parts water to 1 part of molasses. The hoppers are drawn to the sweet smell of the molasses, they dive in and drown. Clean traps as needed.
Try a caffeine spray. Brew coffee 5 to 10 times stronger. Cool and spray as is.
Try a pepper spray using jalapenos, habaneros or any HOT pepper to repel the adults. Include some castile soap in with this...

So...if the deer dint do it....then, maybe it could be the more territorial critters..like the squirrel, racoon...or the ground hog!

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thanks for taking the time to do this pharm girl

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stonerkid

this is cool shit! im a totally use this when i need to get gettho. The only pesticide i use is neem oil (1Tbs cold pressed neem oi,l 1/4Tea hemp, soap 4 cups hot water). Not only does it make a nice thick oily layer on the leaves that the bugs wont touch it's also systemic (anthrazantin's? i think) and after a while the whole plant becomes bug resistant thru and thru. maby one day i can get my own neem tree and make my own oil!

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I have been using neem oil and a little bit of rosemary, and peppermint! thank Pharm girl!

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This is what I brew up on a regular basis...soon I'll switch to a free source...rhubarbe leaves!

1 bunch of cilanto
1 whole garlic bulb
1/2 cup of red pepper flakes

blend and let sit overnight before straining.
dump the strained matter in the corners of the patch
spray in the morning on all surrounding grasses/cattails and on plants

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Here's the rhubarbe marinating and ready to be strained....i used the devils rhubarbe that grows wild everywhere...i could of used the domestic one but the wild one is way more abundant.

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Tomato Leaf Spray

Tomato plants, as members of the nightshade family, contain toxic compounds called alkaloids in their leaves. When the leaves of tomato plants are chopped, they release their alkaloids. When the alkaloids are suspended and diluted with water, they make an easy to use spray that is toxic to aphids, but still safe around plants and humans.

What You'll Need:

One to two cups of tomato leaves
Two cups of water
A strainer or cheesecloth
Spray bottle

To make tomato leaf spray, simply soak one to two cups of chopped tomato leaves in two cups of water. Let it steep overnight. To make the spray, strain the leaves out of the liquid using cheesecloth or a fine strainer. Add another one to two cups of water to the liquid and add it to a spray bottle.

To use the tomato leaf spray in your battle against aphids, spray the stems and foliage of the infested plant with the spray, paying special attention to the undersides of leaves, since that is where aphids most commonly congregate.

Caution: While this spray is very safe for humans, some people are allergic to members of the nightshade family. If you are one of them, use care in making and applying this spray.

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Cayenne pepper ...~

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