Are there any natural pesticides?

Question

Are there any natural pesticides?

Answer 1

Yeah Nurseries sell lady bugs by the hundreds

Answer 2

hmmmm. . . well i know if you give dry grits to ants they'll explode next time they drink water. . .  

Answer 3

There are solutions with nicotine that will take out or repel quite a few bugs, and insecticidal soaps of several varieties - but specifics really depend on what kind of insect you're gunning for.

Answer 4

a few cloves of garlic (just squash them a bit) with either liquid soap or disolved soap from a bar, not much is needed, steep it in about a pint and half of hot water, like brewing tea. Leave to stand for a couple of days and you have a great alternative pesticide for many insects.

Hope this helps...Diane xx

Answer 5

The ex wifes breath.

Answer 6

growing marigolds  and cosmos near your garden help bring natural preditor insects to kill the bad ones. Cayanne pepper and water make a good derterant. I also have used brown soap and water to keep bad bugs away. What exactly do you need to protect?

Answer 7

Sure. There are many pesticides that are derived from plant extracts.

A few to look at is:

Neem - There are several combinations.

Cedar Oil

Perilla Oil

Garlic Oil

Sesame Seed Oil

Gerniol

dLimonene

And several others.

Also there are bacterias such as Bacillus thuringiensis that is used as a pesticide.

Answer 8

Derris, comes as powder or liquid. Extracted from the derris plant.

http://www.pestfree.co.uk/doff-derris-du...

http://www.pestfree.co.uk/pbi-liquid-der...