Organic Disease and Pest Control
Please note
Remember that sprays of any kind, organic or conventional, should be seen as only part of a pest and disease management program and should never be over used. Also consider biological and other controls, including those discussed on the pages here.
Some organic sprays are quite TOXIC to people, so heat ingredients in glass or enamel containers, not your household cooking pots. Store in glass or ceramic containers labelled DANGER or POISONOUS and well out of the reach of children. Better still, make only as much spray as you need at one time.
Home- made organic sprays have been used for centuries to control pests and diseases. The recipes given below were complied by David Single and come from various sources. He suggests that anyone interested in trying these sprays should make up and trial a small batch first before preparing and spraying on a large scale.
When making and using sprays be sure to avoid contact with skin and eyes. Long sleeve shirts, trousers, waterproof boots, goggles and rubber gloves are recommended. When boiling mixtures ensure there is adequate ventilation, don’t prepare sprays around food.
Please contact David if you require a Pest or Disease identified.
If possible please email a photo and a description. If you live in the area that D & C Garden & Lawn Maintenance Service covers please provide a phone number and David will organise a time to visit to solve your Garden or Lawn problem.
Treatments
Refer to list of sprays on the Organic Solutions Recipes how to make up sprays.
Refer below for list of treatments for pests & diseases.
Pests
Ants; Garlic Spray, Borax Mixture.
Aphids; Garlic spray, Rue, Wormwood spray, Bracken Fern spray, Camphor Laurel spray, Lantana spray, White Cedar spray,Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Elder spray,Nettle spray, Soap spray, Derris dust & Chilli spray, Nettle spray.
Cabbageworm; Chilli spray,Garlic spray, Soap spray, Rhubarb spray, White cedar spray.
Caterpillars; Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Chilli spray, Dipel Derris dust or Derris spray.
Cockroaches; Eucalyptus Dust, Borax mixture2, Mashed potato & baking powder mix, Bay Laurel leaves.
Cats; Orange peel face up near plants, Lavender & Eucalyptus oil mix.
Dogs; Garlic and Cayenne mix or Garlic and Tabasco mix.
Fleas; Wormwood spray, Rhubarb spray, Pyrethrum spray, White Cedar spray will protect pets from fleas and lice.
Flies; Tansy spray, Wormwood spray, Grow Rue, Fennel, Mint,Tansy, Wormwood and Basil in pots around the house and anywhere else you want to keep flies away.
Fruit fly; Vegemite traps, Companion planting, Pick up all fallen fruit. Spray with Tansy or Wormwood spray.
Lacebugs & Leafhopper; Garlic spray, Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Elder spray, Lantana spray, Wormwood spray, Soap spray.
Mealy Bugs; Garlic spray, Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Lantana spray, Wormwood spray, White Cedar spray.
Mites; Garlic spray, Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Elder spray, Lantana spray, Wormwood spray, White Cedar spray.
Mosquitoes; Lavender,hang in bunches around outside of house, Eucalyptus oil. Grow Basil in pots around the house.
Moths; Lavender, dry flower and place in small bags amongst clothes.
Possums; Garlic and Cayenne pepper or Tabasco, Chilli spray.
Scale insects; Garlic spray, White oil.
Silverfish; Eucalyptus oil, refer to Cockroach recipe for other methods.
Slugs & Snails; Place margarine containers of beer near plants, slugs and snails are attracted to the beer and fall into beer and drown. Old coffee grounds spread around you plants or saw dust.
Spiders; Repellent of Gin, Eucalyptus and Lavender oil and spray around area you want protected.
Stink Bugs; Soap spray, Rhubarb spray, White oil.
Thrips; Garlic spray, Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Elder spray, Lantana spray, Wormwood spray, White Cedar spray.
Weevils; Fresh Bay leaves in containers.
Whitefly; Garlic spray, Pyrethrum spray, Rhubarb spray, Elder spray, Lantana spray, Wormwood spray, White Cedar spray.
To attract predators such as Lacewing which are predators for sap sucking pests, Mix 1 teaspoon of Vegemite to 1 litre of water and spray all over your plants, this will attract the Lacebugs.
Diseases
Apple Scab; Chive spray.
Black Spot; Elder spray, Milk mix, Horsetail spray 2.
Brown Rot; Seaweed spray, Bordeaux spray, Garlic spray.
Brown Spot; Seaweed spray, Bordeaux spray.
Citrus Scab; Bordeaux spray, White oil.
Fungi; Elder spray, Garlic spray, Horseradish spray, Seaweed spray, Chamomile spray.
Leaf Curl; Bordeaux spray, Horsetail spray 2, Seaweed spray.
Leaf Spot; Bordeaux spray, Lime sulphur.
Mildews; Milk mix, Horsetail spray, Bicarbonate spray, Elder spray,
Powdery Mildew; Chive spray, Horsetail spray, Mustard seed powder, Nettle spray, Bicarbonate spray.
Rusts; Bordeaux spray, Bicarbonate spray, Lime sulphur or Wettable sulphur.
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