Aphids, feeding on the tips of the shoots, leaves and buds, do great damage to plants. The need to constantly fight these pests forces us to look for effectiveways to combat aphidswithout the use of environmentally harmful chemicals. Here are the effective3 organic aphid spraythat will help you get rid of these pests in your garden quickly. Get to know the bestrecipes to fight aphidsno chemicals!
Ecological spraying on aphids
Ecological spraying on aphidsare safe for humans and beneficial insects.The reasons for using ecological spraying are the ease of preparing them at home in a relatively short time and the possibility of frequent use in the garden without side effects. If, however, we cannot prepare these preparations ourselves, there is also an alternative in the form ofready-made ecological aphid remedies
For ecological spraying of aphids, you can use , among others. some weeds found in the garden: nettle, tansy and dandelion, which will not only help remove aphids, but also improve the condition and resistance of plants. It is worth using various types of extracts, decoctions or herbal slurry.
Spraying plant preparations on aphidsshould be done in the afternoon, because these preparations lose their properties faster under the influence of the sun. Usually, it is more effective to work with two or three times the organic aphid spray at intervals of several days.
Recipe 1. Organic onion and garlic spraying
No. 1 amongorganic aphid sprayingare onion husk and garlic extracts. Everyone has these ingredients at home and can be sprayed at any time.
To prepareonion husk extracttake 200 g of onion husks and pour 10 l of water over them. After 3-4 days, strain and get a ready-madepreparation for spraying against aphids .
MakingGarlic Extractis just as easy, and it's easy to prepare in no time! To do this, pour about 250 g of ground garlic heads into 10 liters of water and mix it several times. After just 15 minutes, the liquid can be drained. After diluting with water in the ratio of 1: 1, we obtain a ready-madeliquid for ecological aphid spraying
Recipe 2. Dandelion spraying
Forpreparation of organic aphid sprayingyou can use dandelion roots or leaves.For this purpose, pour 200-300 g of ground roots or 400 g of fresh dandelion leaves with 10 liters of water at a temperature of 40 ° C. After two hours, strain the obtained liquid. We use for spraying on the same day.
Recipe 3. Spraying tobacco aphids
The best-knownecological aphid spray is tobacco stockTo prepare it, we need 100g of tobacco, pour 1l of water at 70 ° C and leave it for 24 hours. After this time, strain the liquid. For spraying, use 0.5l of decoction per 1 liter of water.
Good to knowFor decoctions and plant extracts prepared by yourself, in order to improve the spraying efficiency, it is worth adding garden potassium liquid soap in the amount of 10-20 g per liter slightly warmed water. After dissolving the soap and cooling the water, dilute the plant preparation in it. Horticultural soap added to plant preparations creates a film on the surfaces of sprayed plants, facilitating adherence and extending the protective effect.If you use gray bar soap, it is worth rubbing it on a grater first, thanks to which it will dissolve faster.
Ecological aphid spraying ready. Photo Target
Ready-made ecological spraying on aphids. Interesting alternative!
If we cannot obtain herbal raw material forpreparation of spraying on aphids , we lack time or simply look for an even simpler way, it is worth reaching forready in stores natural spraying on aphidsTarget Agricolle or Emulpar 940 EC. Both are available as a concentrate to be dissolved in water and ready to spray (in a spray bottle or as an aerosol).
The first one, Agricolle, is based on a solution of natural polysaccharides.Effectively eliminates aphids , spider mites, spider mites, whiteflies, scale larvae, and also inhibits some fungal diseases of plants.
Emulpar 940 EC has a similar application. This preparation is based on natural rice oil, a traditional product from Wielkopolska. Thisecological aphid spray covers the pestswith a thin, sticky coating that makes it difficult for them to breathe and move, resulting in their death.
Bothready-made natural spray treatments for aphidscan be ordered in our store. I highly recommend!
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MSc Eng. Joanna Białowąs
