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Can Garlic Water Kill Pests? Application Methods and Effect Analysis

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Garlic water can indeed kill pests. Garlic contains allicin, which can fully dissolve in water after soaking. This water has a pungent odor, so it has a certain repellent and killing effect on spider mites, aphids, and fungus gnats.

1. It can kill pests

Because garlic solution has a pungent odor, it has a certain repellent and killing effect on spider mites, aphids, and fungus gnats.

2. Pest-killing method

Take 3-4 garlic cloves, peel them, crush them, and put them into a clean container. Then pour in clean water to make a garlic solution. The ratio of the two can be 1:20 or 1:50. After that, leave it for 24 hours, then filter out the garlic solution and put it in a spray bottle.

The prepared garlic solution can be sprayed toward the places on the flower leaves where there are pests.

3. Precautions

Soak the garlic in water for more than 24 hours, so that the allicin it contains can fully dissolve in the water, and pest control will be more effective.

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