Home made pesticide

[Mustansir Billah]

What can I spray for white spider mite instead of pesticide which is homemade and which is made from ordinary home use products??

[Farhan Ahmed]

Read this
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[M Farooq]

Read this
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In addition to those non-toxic and environment friendly excellent recipes I have tested the following which work very well.

This is quite effective on mealy bugs and other nuisances - get dry reetha (so called soapwort). Boil half a kg in 1L water very well. It will be a soapy solution. Strain and, after cooling spray thoroughly, essentially drenching the infected areas (look underneath the leaves). This solution is extremely bitter. Use with caution!

[Tahir Khan]

Just for information, Reetha water is also used by Halwais (sweet makers) to clarify the sugar syrup they use for dipping Gulab-jamun, Rus-gullay etc.
And for the pest control specially Aphids.. Try to run your fingers under the leaves and killing them manually every 2-3 days, this will create panic among them and they will leave.. my experience

[Mustansir Billah]

Hand washing liquid will do it????

[M Farooq]

Just for information, Reetha water is also used by Halwais (sweet makers) to clarify the sugar syrup they use for dipping Gulab-jamun, Rus-gullay etc. :)
And for the pest control specially Aphids.. Try to run your fingers under the leaves and killing them manually every 2-3 days, this will create panic among them and they will leave.. my experience :geek:

Interesting...didn't know about its food applications that too in sweets. Aphids are so loathsome I don't the feel like touching their super bulging stomachs filled with leaf juices of our plants :-(

[Tahir Khan]

Hand washing liquid will do it????

No, Dishwashing liquid like Max liquid lemon etc.