Help organic bug control!?!?!

the1honeycomb

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Wonderfully Said! I have been researching, I don't want to harm anything, except do what it takes to protect my families food. I have baby wrens that are in my garden because the cat tore down it's nest, they are in the potatoes now!!! I used a little soapy water on the white flies and beans last nite so I hope just to send them packing!
 

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Baymule, Re: Tobacco Tea as an Insecticide

Do you find that using tobacco on tomatoes spreads Tobacco Mosaic Virus?

I used it once to great effect on a Hibiscus that was covered in Aphids, but have been concerned about TMV with my heirloom tomatoes.
 

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joz said:
Baymule, Re: Tobacco Tea as an Insecticide

Do you find that using tobacco on tomatoes spreads Tobacco Mosaic Virus?

I used it once to great effect on a Hibiscus that was covered in Aphids, but have been concerned about TMV with my heirloom tomatoes.
I used it twice last year. That might not be enough of a "control experiment" to know whether or not it could transfer the TMV to tomatoes or not. But on the other hand, I boiled the crap out of that tobacco so any virus that survived that could probably eat the bricks off the house as well. :p
 

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Working with BugandTermiteControl.com (universal pest control) I've had a client which actually used diluted baby shampoo and sprayed it over his greens... does anyone have any experience with this?
 

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Not baby shampoo but dishwater or the soap usually does wonders on an insects digestive system.

Bay, better watch out using tobacco juice, that's the same as poncho & gaucho except your mix is much stronger dose. It will be absorbed by the plant. While true, just giving u hard time. Your brew isn't considered organic right?
 

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