Homemade Recipes For Garden Pests – Organic Insecticide

How To Make Your Own Insecticide For The Garden

When garden pests are eating your plants, instead of reaching for chemical insecticides you might consider making your own organic insecticide spray – which may be just as effective…

Here are a few do-it-yourself recipes, and I’m curious to hear about yours:

HOMEMADE ORGANIC INSECTICIDE SPRAY

An effective organic spray for garden pests is made of garlic, onion, and cayenne pepper (and water).

Add the ingredients and water to a blender and blend until smooth. Let sit overnight to enable the oils to infuse more into the water. Then strain into a spray bottle and/or container by using a cheese-cloth or similar material. Store in the refrigerator for extra longevity.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 peeled onion (small)
2 peeled garlic cloves
1 teaspoon powdered cayenne pepper
3 cups water

INSECTICIDAL SOAP

This simple organic insecticide is effective against soft bodied garden insect pests and is quick and easy to make your own.

Mix 1 quart water with 1 tablespoon liquid soap (not detergents, but liquid soap).

Or simply fill a 1 quart sprayer with water and add 1 tablespoon liquid soap. Shake well.

That’s it! Simple…

Attracting Beneficial Insects To Your Garden

As every gardener knows, some insects (bugs) eat our crops. The good news is that there are some insects (bugs) that will instead eat the bugs that are eating our plants! These are called beneficial insects. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to attract the beneficial insects to your garden so they can readily prey on the bugs that might otherwise damage your hard work crops?

The secret to attracting them is to make your garden appealing. Here’s how:

Beneficial insects are bugs with carnivorous tendencies. They will eat or destroy the other bugs.

To attract them and keep them around, you need the right environment habitat. While the beneficial insects are bug-eaters, they also need nectar and pollen for food during stages of their life cycle. This can be accomplished by planting flowers in your vegetable garden. They (the beneficial insects) will also serve as pollinators during this stage of their life.

What flowers to plant for beneficial insects?

Bear in mind that ideally you would like flowers blooming throughout the year for a continual food source for the beneficial insects. While many or most varieties bloom in the spring or early summer, look for those that also bloom later and into the fall.

Here’s a list of beneficial flowers to attract beneficial insects:
source: Modern Farmer

Spring-Flowering Beneficial Attracting Plants
Sweet Alyssum
Rosemary
Thyme
Crimson clover
Bugleweed

Early/Mid Summer-Flowering Plants
Lavender
Yarrow
Mint
Queen Anne’s Lace
Roman chamomile

Late Summer/Fall-Flowering Plants
Bee Balm
Mullein
Goldenrod
Fennel
Aster

What are some of those beneficial insects?

Assassin Bugs eat caterpillars and aphids.

Damsel Flies eat aphids, mites, caterpillars.

Hover Flies eat aphids, scale.

Lady Bugs eat aphids, mites.

Lacewings eat scale, aphids, mites.

Pirate Bugs eat aphids, mites, scales, thrips, whiteflies.

Praying Mantis eat all types of insects.

Spiders eat all types of insects.

Stink Bugs eat caterpillars.

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