Make This Simple and Natural Bug Spray and Improve Your Garden!

The impact the environment has on us these days makes us more conscious and we are constantly adopting more eco-friendly practices. For example, we try to avoid harmful chemical pesticides. And while we dream of lush and healthy organic garden, these eco-friendly practices can leave ourselves, or our loved gardens vulnerable to harmful pests. In this article we will show you how to effectively make environmentally friendly bug sprays for people and plants.

Organic Bug Spray for Plants

There are many eco-friendly sprays for humans and pets in the health food stores. Make sure to read the labels when you buy these eco-friendly sprays. If the product contains good ingredients such as lemon eucalyptus oil, citronella or rosemary extract, it means it is organic. However, if the product contains complex chemicals or DEET, keep searching. There is a chance to make your own organic bug spray with plant oils or extracts and water. For instance some of the oils used for these natural sprays are: lemon eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil, citronella oil, catmint extract, rosemary extract and rose geranium oil.  You can just dab a couple of drops directly on your body or mix in a spray bottle with water. For another bug spray recipe, boil any combination of the following plants:

• Citronella (Citrosa)
• Catmint
• Rosemary
• Peppermint
• Lemon balm
• Thyme
• Bay leaves
• Cloves
• Basil
• Borage
• Dill
• Garlic
• Onion
• Fennel
• Sage
• Parsley
• Nasturtium
• Marigold

Let it cool, then strain and put it in a spray bottle. This herb infused water-based insect repellent will have a shorter shelf life than the oil and water mixtures. It can, yet, be kept longer if it is refrigerated.

Using Natural Pest Control Sprays in the Garden

This eco-friendly bug spray recipe for the garden is a mix of Dawn dish soap, mouthwash and water. I  have used this easy recipe on every garden pest I encounter with amazing results. It works on insects, mites and fungi. It’s extremely important to spray this mixture on a cloudy day or in the evening, in order to avoid scorching of the plants. You should spray all surfaces of the plants, the under sides of all leaves and deep in the plant center. You can also make a plant insecticide oil spray with one cup of vegetable oil or mineral oil, two teaspoons Dawn dish soap and one cup of water. Shake well before each use and spray all surfaces of the infected plant. Also, you can make a plant spray with 1qt water, 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp cayenne pepper and 1 tsp Dawn dish soap. Below is a short list of insect specific eco-friendly control sprays:

• Earwigs – Take an empty margarine container and a lid, make 4-6 holes at the top of the container just below the lid, then fill the container about a ¼ full with soy sauce and vegetable oil and place the lid back on. It is important to place these earwig traps in cool, moist areas, such as under hostas, etc. The soy sauce attracts the earwigs and the vegetable oil traps them and they are unable to get out.
• Ants – Soapy water along with some of these – cucumber, mint, cayenne pepper, citrus oil, lemon juice, cinnamon, borax, garlic, cloves, coffee grounds, diatomaceous earth – will help you take care of these pests.
• Fleas – Soapy water mixed with fleabane, cedar, diatomaceous earth, citrus oil, rose geranium oil. You can also put a smidge of apple cider vinegar in order to pet food to deter fleas as well.
• Mosquitoes – Sage, rosemary, mint, citronella, lavender, garlic, catmint, beebalm, lemongrass, marigold, lemon balm, thyme, oregano, basil, dill, chamomile, cloves, fennel, borage, eucalyptus, rose geranium oil or neem oil.
• Flies – Mint, bay leaves, basil, eucalyptus, and cloves help with controlling flies.
• Ticks – Rose geranium oil, eucalyptus, cloves, rosemary, mints, citrus oil, olive oil, lemon balm, citronella, oregano, garlic, and lemongrass mixtures can aid with ticks. Just planting some of the plants mentioned in this article will also help deter pests.

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