The herbs in my kitchen have recently been overrun with whitefly and greenfly, laying eggs all over them and also flying around the sink.
Needless to say, my wife is not impressed.:-)
There are all manner of chemicals I COULD spray them with, but as I want to eat these herbs, I am reluctant to do so!
Does anyone know of anything I could spray them with that kills flies but leaves humans standing?
2007-05-26 04:16:47 · 10 answers · asked by Alex 42 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
yeah, simple answer, water with a little drop of washing up liquid in it and spray, or if you smoke blow your smoke out over them
2007-05-26 04:58:43 · answer #1 · answered by SUE G online 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try making a garlic spray to deter the greenfly, or leave some crushed garlic with herbs.
2007-05-26 11:35:41 · answer #2 · answered by Aster 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This was a question on the radio recently! Take the tops off rhubarb and put into boiling water and leave to rot, then use the liquid as a spray. It's apparently very effective, but has one drawback - it STINKS!
2007-05-29 09:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by Meggan's Mum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dish soap the old fashion type like Octagon
At 1 tsp per qt or 1 tbsp per gal
DO NOT use anti bacterial or concentrated
2007-05-26 12:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take them out side give them a good spray with water and i would leave them outside as the house is warm enough for them to breed faster, spray with washingup liquid diluted with water, this stops them sticking to the plant stem
2007-05-30 04:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by lilian c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try perithrin, or a product called Insectigon which is organic and is called diatomecious earth (works best on ants though) the other option is put each plant in the sink and use soap and water to brush off any evidence of flies
2007-05-26 11:23:03 · answer #6 · answered by ogopogo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Plenty of washing up liquid in water. Spray it on plants.
2007-05-26 12:44:48 · answer #7 · answered by little weed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best at-home remedy for pesticides in your garden this works on fruit trees as well mix 1 part dish detergent( yes i said dish soap) with 6 parts water in a spray bottle and sray away or you could measure and apply with hose
2007-05-29 23:17:33 · answer #8 · answered by Lacey S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try dish soap and water. Spray on daily. This works GREAT on tomato plants! :)
2007-05-26 12:09:54 · answer #9 · answered by jennifer k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First try drowning them. (Take a large bucket outside) I use ammonia then rinse completely, if drowning them doesn' do it.
2007-05-26 11:28:46 · answer #10 · answered by PATRICIA MS 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋