"Safer" Insect Killer?

I couldnt find the reccomended bug-be-gone stuff but i found this at lowes...it says "use up to day of harvest" "tomato & vegetable "Specially farumlated combination of insecticidal soap and botanical pyrethins"

im on day 20 of budding and im seeing these little flys the size of gnats and they're going through the buds now!!

Can i use this stuff??

I can't tell you if it is safe or not, but i can say i would never do that. I know that foxfarm has a organic spray mix of flowers and other plants that insects don't like. completely safe and natural i would think. don't know what it's called off hand, but just go foxfarm.com and find the bug spray.
good luck!

realy, how bad are the bugs? causing any real damage?

well they've been there throughout, but now i saw two of the lil guys routin through the biggest bud, i dunno if their takin anything...

You should always have this on hand. In the future there is a product called don't bug me. It is made for this. Very safe. Keep some in stock.

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• Stir together 1 litre of water, 1 tsp of liquid dish soap and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
• Do not dilute before spraying on plants.
• Useful against aphids and scale insects.

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• Mix together the grated peel of a lemon, an orange and a lime and boil for a few minutes.
• Let stand for 24 hours.
• Strain.
• Do not dilute.
• Useful against potato beetles, caterpillars and other insects.

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• Dilute with water.
• Spray directly on insects.
• Useful against aphids.

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• Blend 25 ml garlic juice, 4 ml rubbing alcohol and 4 litres water.
• May be used immediately.

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• Steep 2 garlic cloves in 1 litre of water for 24 hours.
• Strain.
• Do not dilute. Spray on plants, no more than twice a week, to get rid of aphids, spider mites and scale mites.

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• Recipe 1
• Steep 20 cloves of finely chopped garlic for 24 hours in olive oil to cover.
• Strain.
• Add 2 tsp of this mixture to 2 cups of water (500 ml) with a few drops of liquid dish soap.
• Shake and strain again.
• Dilute this mixture, using 2 tsp per 2 cups of water.
• Spray on plants.
• Useful against larger insect pests: leafhoppers, slugs, plant bugs, whitefly.

• Recipe 2
• Steep 20 g of chopped garlic in 20 ml of vegetable oil for 24 hours.
• Add 1 litre of water and 10 ml of liquid dish soap.
• Strain.
• Boil 5 hot peppers in 2 litres of water until the water is reduced by half.
• Add to the first mixture.
• Spray on plants every 4 or 5 days.

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• Chop up 3 hot peppers, half an onion and 1 garlic clove.
• Mix with 1 litre of water and let steep for 24 hours.
• Strain.
• Spray directly on insects.

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or chives [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans serif][SIZE=-1]Infusion[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, sans serif][SIZE=-1]

• Chop up a few onions in a blender.
• Mix them with the same amount of water.
• Strain.
• Spray on plants.

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• Pour 1 litre of boiling water over 2 cups of chopped petunia or marigold leaves.
• Let steep for 24 hours.
• Strain.
• Do not dilute before spraying on plants.
• Useful against aphids and caterpillars.

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• Boil 500 g (2 cups) of rhubarb leaves in 1 litre of water for 30 minutes.
• Let cool and strain.
• Useful against aphids, leaf miners and spider mites.

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• Dissolve 2 tsp of table salt in 4 litres of water.
• Useful against cabbage worms.

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• Dissolve 25 ml of liquid dish soap or 50 g of bar soap in 4 litres of water.
• Spray on aphids, thrips and caterpillars.
• Caution! Do not use laundry detergent.

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• Steep tomato leaves (15 leaves per litre of water) for 24 hours.
• Strain.
• Use as an insecticide.
• Spray copiously on plants.
• Useful against cabbage worms.

Are a bunch of natural, safer insecticides. The rhubarb leaf solution has always worked very well for me. Exercise caution though, it's very toxic. It breaks down quickly though and I have used it up to a week before harvest with no ill effects.


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wow, good shit. i have to be able to to somethin with that. thanx much

awsome maritimer

Thanks all, I hope you can find something to use.