Five harmless homemade insecticides to help you drive away mosquitoes and insects

For friends who love growing flowers, pests are sure to be a major problem in the process of growing flowers, especially in the hot summer and autumn seasons, when the flowers at home inevitably suffer from pest invasion.

When it comes to killing insects, although the insecticides sold on the market now are indeed quite effective, their side effects are also very obvious. They not only pollute the surrounding environment, but may also affect the health of the elderly and children at home.

Therefore, compared with professional insecticides, harmless organic insect-killing methods are the healthiest way to grow flowers. We have prepared five harmless homemade insecticide formulas for you, to easily help you drive away the mosquitoes and insects troubling your flowers.

1

Materials:Sichuan pepper, clean water

Steps:

1. Rinse the Sichuan pepper with water several times to wash away impurities and germs;

2. Put the Sichuan pepper into a container, add some clean water to the container, with the water level limited to completely submerging it;

3. Then let it sit for about five days, and the insecticide is ready. After that, thoroughly mix the solution and clean water at a ratio of 1:5, and spray it around the flowers;

4. This method can effectively drive away and prevent pests such as aphids and red spiders, and is beneficial to the healthy growth of flowers.

2

Materials:Two to three garlic cloves, 500ml clean water

Steps:

1. Peel the garlic, then soak the garlic cloves in clean water;

2. Wait for about 48 hours, then mix the solution and clean water at a ratio of 1:3, and spray it around the plants;

3. Because garlic contains enough sulfur, it can fully disinfect and sterilize, and can drive away aphids, slugs, leaf mites, etc.;

4. But note that because the effect of garlic is too strong, try not to spray the solution onto the root area of the plants, so as to avoid damage.

3

Materials:Two to three citrus peels, warm water

Steps:

1. After washing the citrus peels with water, tear them into small pieces of about two cm;

2. Then soak the citrus peels in warm water and let them sit for about 24 hours;

3. Then filter it, mix the obtained citrus peel solution with clean water, and spray it around the flowers. It can effectively kill pests such as aphids and mosquitoes.

4

Materials:About 20-30 cigarette butts, a little soap

Steps:

1. Soak the cigarette butts in clean water and let them sit for about 48 hours, until the color of the solution turns dark brown;

2. Soak the soap in clean water to make soapy water;

3. Mix the cigarette butt water, soapy water and clean water at a ratio of 1:1:3, then spray it around the flowers, and it can effectively kill insects.

5

Materials:Limestone powder, 1000ml clean water, soapy water

Steps:

1. Add about 20 times the amount of clean water to the limestone powder and mix evenly;

2. Then combine the limestone solution and soapy water at a ratio of 2:1;

3. Spray the finished solution around the flowers, using it at most twice a week.

Notes:

1. Before using the above insecticides, it is best to first apply a small amount of the solution for testing. If the plant has no adverse reaction within 24 hours, it can be used normally;

2. When using homemade insecticides, remember that they can only be used after being mixed with clean water in a certain ratio;

3. Pay attention to the frequency of applying homemade insecticides. Three to four times a month is enough; do not do it too frequently.

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