Does anyone have a homemade recepie for debugging houseplants ? Thanks.
2006-12-05 21:38:10 · 3 answers · asked by curiousone 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
My husband mixes landry detergent and liquid soap with water in a spray bottle - I'm not sure if it actually works but he swears that it does. Also try putting the plant outside for a night so that the cold can bother the bugs.
2006-12-05 21:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by westcoastpup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have,"Mealybugs,(white cottony blobs on any part of your plants,)means an infestation .Check the stems, and undersides of leaves, as they hide from the sun-light.Dab each bug with a q-tip soaked in rubbing alcohol, and rinse with warm clear water after.If your plants look anaemic,look under leaves for fine spun webbing.This is spider-mites.If the plant isn't to far gone,take it outside,lay it on it's side,and blast under the leaves with the jet setting on the water hose.Than dip it in a tub of, soap(not detergent)and water.Rinse with clear water.If aphids(you'll be able to see them) do the same as the spider mites. You might have to repeat this a couple of times,because they will hatch a new batch.If you have scale(I hate those)you won't be able to use the soap and water, or any kind of spray. It just wont do any good.Get a soft (old) toothbrush,dipped in alcohol, and scrape them off. That should cover just about any bug problems you might have.
2006-12-06 06:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lill dawn dish soap and water in spray bottle mist over plant should do it
2006-12-06 05:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋