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minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoSeriously: could I just use olive or seeds oil to get rid of aphids, for instance?
minus-squareharmbugler@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·4 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.
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoYou can just make a simple soap solution to spray them with. Look up home made insecticidal soap.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoLast time I tried that I killed my plant, lol.
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoThat’s thinking outside the box! No more plants, no more pests!
minus-squaresem@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoGet at the root of the problem
Seriously: could I just use olive or seeds oil to get rid of aphids, for instance?
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.
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