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> Natural bug repellants for plants
CantWait
Posted: Jul 15 2009, 01:46 AM
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I have little tiny black flies all over my outdoor potted flowers and I think they're killing them. Is there anything I can use that's natural to kill them? I don't know what to get here that says bug killer.


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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 03:56 AM
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can you send a pic of the bugs and plants? I may be able to be more helpful
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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 05:32 AM
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Diatomaceous earth usually works on just about everything I've ever encountered in our landscaping and garden. It's completely safe - I use it on my vegetables. thumb.gif


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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 06:00 AM
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QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Jul 15 2009, 08:32 AM)
Diatomaceous earth usually works on just about everything I've ever encountered in our landscaping and garden.  It's completely safe - I use it on my vegetables.  thumb.gif

good luck finding that in russian. rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif

for some reason I never have issues with bugs blink.gif even before I went green I never had to use pest repellents of any kind. My issue is just birds.
Now watch, I'll go out side and my leaves will be all munched. rolling_smile.gif

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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 06:06 AM
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QUOTE (PrairieMom @ Jul 15 2009, 09:00 AM)
QUOTE (coasterqueen @ Jul 15 2009, 08:32 AM)
Diatomaceous earth usually works on just about everything I've ever encountered in our landscaping and garden.  It's completely safe - I use it on my vegetables.   thumb.gif

good luck finding that in russian. rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif rolling_smile.gif

for some reason I never have issues with bugs blink.gif even before I went green I never had to use pest repellents of any kind. My issue is just birds.
Now watch, I'll go out side and my leaves will be all munched. rolling_smile.gif

Wasn't sure if she could buy it online. happy.gif

I think it all depends on where you live. If you live in a subdivision/burb area I'm sure you'd have less bugs than if you live out in the country with corn fields and woods all around you. happy.gif I know many friends that live in town don't have the issues we do out here.


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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 07:32 AM
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QUOTE (PrairieMom @ Jul 15 2009, 08:56 AM)
can you send a pic of the bugs and plants? I may be able to be more helpful

I don't think I could get that close to actually see the bugs, they are covering the stem of what I think is some sort of sunflower, it sort of looked like that on the package. The bugs are really really pin needle size black flies, very tiny.


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If you still need a pic, I will try my best to get one tonight.


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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 08:15 AM
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oK I got pics of the bugs, as best I could, but forgot the plant lol

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Posted: Jul 15 2009, 07:36 PM
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Posted: Jul 16 2009, 04:41 AM
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They could be your standard garden variety aphids, I'm not sure what to do about them though.

eta: I just saw you said they fly, they could be fungus gnats. My grandma used to make a mixture of vinegar and dishsoap to spray on her garden plants, that might get rid of them.

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