Oil Fruit Tree Spray – Winter Insecticide

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One of the main problems in the fruit orchard is combating over-wintering insects.  A simple effective homemade solution is to use an oil based pesticide.

Oil Fruit Tree Spray Recipe

  • Mix one litre of cooking oil and 200g soft soap.
  • Boil, mix again and bottle.
  • Dilute with 20 parts water before spraying on trees and shrubs

The oil smothers insects and their eggs while they shelter in trees and shrubs.  As it is oil based it is long lasting and will not need to be re-applied after every rainy spell.

This is particularly good in the fight against overwintering mealy bugs, red spider mite and aphids.

Check out the links for Nicotine Soap Insecticide and Garlic and Chilli Soap Insecticide recipes.

Or, for the lazybones; click to view the rganic pesticide range at Amazon.

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  1. # A Self Sufficient Life » Self Sufficient Questions And Answers Vol 2on 18 Mar 2009 at 2:40 pm

    [...] There are lots of organic products you can buy or you can make your own.  Oil fruit tree spray is good against spider mite (which I assume is what your mites are?).  If you use these sprays in [...]

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