Is the mixture of detergent and water be a good substitute for pesticide to wash out aphids in plants?

Answer 1

It depends on your detergent, I found that Joy dish detergent mixed with water in a spray bottle works best.
Quart spray..1 tbs Joy the rest water..Good luck

Answer 2

The short answer is yes! Fairy liquid is often quoted (in England, anyway) as a sure-fire way of ridding tomato plants, etc. of greenfly and white fly (aphids)

The best way of ensuring all the leaves are treated is to load a spray bottle (with a mixture of the washing up liquid and water) and squirt all over the leaves, especially the undersides. The aphids will die or go away.

Good luck,

BobSpain

Answer 3

seriously it depends on what kind of detergant you are using beacuse if you are using joy detergant thats exactly what im talking about.Thats exactly what you need for a pesticide to wash out aphids in plants.

Answer 4

Aphids are hard to get rid of we get them on our apple and pear trees...BUT this recipe will get rid of them we use it every year now and it always works
1 whole head of Garlic ( crushed)
3Tablespoons Tabasco
Add to 1 Gallon of water
Soak for 24 hours
Strain out garlic and spray on plants....Aphids Gone!!!
Hope that helps

Answer 5

Yes it does work.Have you thougth of another method. Try introducing ladybirds onto your plants? I usually get my kids to help with this one we go collect as many as we can and transfer them on to the plants. I have problems with honeysuckle and aphids if i get the ladybirds on as soon as i see the aphids it usually isn't a problem.

Answer 6

Yes, the mixture may turn out to be acceptable substitute: but the potency should be optimum, not too much!

Answer 7

I used this on my bouganvilla vine and it worked great! Not too much and I used dish cleaning liquid actually....