Pests flee when they smell it: Israeli herbal essence insect repellent beats chemical pesticides

Although chemical insecticides can kill pests, they also cause three side effects: first, they may lead to pesticide residues, harming human health; second, they kill beneficial insects, such as bees; third, pests develop resistance, which makes infestations even worse.

So, is there an insecticide that kills pests without harming the environment?

Scientists in various countries are researching this, but many research results are not satisfactory. For example, some biological insecticides, although effective, are slow to take effect.Before the daddy pest is killed, the baby pest is already old enough to run errands. Vegetable farmers can't take it, can't take it......

Recently, an Israeli startup developed a new type of insecticide using herbaceous plants. It allows farmers to protect crops while avoiding the use of environmentally damaging insecticides.

In their research, scientists found that some plants in nature are never attacked by insects. It turns out that these plants secrete liquids or gases that keep pests away. For example, red spiders, leaf miners, thrips, whiteflies, etc. These guys are all unwelcome guests that farmers hate.

So, if these secretions are extracted and used in agriculture, wouldn't that effectively prevent insects?

So, this company extracted this secretion from desert plants and made a herbal plant essence liquid.

A greenhouse in Italy used this herbal insecticide. Spraying devices were installed at the greenhouse entrance, spraying this insecticide regularly every day on the entrance and the greenhouse mesh. It does not need to be sprayed directly on the plants. Facts proved that the insect prevention rate reached almost 100%, reducing insecticide use by more than 80%, while the pest infestation rate in the control greenhouse exceeded 500%.

This insecticide product is not only non-toxic and harmless, but can also be used throughout the entire planting cycle, especially during the important period before harvest.