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eucalyptus oil to control garden pests aphids.... YMC 09-28-2008
Posted by YMC on September 28, 2008, 11:05 pm
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Hi,

Has anyone else tried using Kevin Walsh, ABC radio, receipe for controlling
garden pests?

He includes

1 teaspoon of eucalyptus oil
1 teaspoon of biodegradable liquid detergent
500ml of water

Mix the ingredients together in a small sprayer. Always shake thoroughly
before each use.
Spray around seedlings and base of plants, and under leaves to ensure spray
actually contacts the insect it is trying to control.
Use to control many garden pests including aphids, pear (Pyrus L.) and cherry slug,
caterpillars, whitefly, mealybugs, etc.
Do not store made up spray. Thoroughly wash sprayer after use.

Ingredients: 100% pure eucalyptus oil.

I thought of using it on my azaelas which have small black bugs underneath.





Posted by John Savage on September 30, 2008, 9:06 am
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>Has anyone else tried using Kevin Walsh, ABC radio, receipe for controlling
>garden pests?
>
>He includes
>
>1 teaspoon of eucalyptus oil
>1 teaspoon of biodegradable liquid detergent
>500ml of water
>
>Mix the ingredients together in a small sprayer. Always shake thoroughly
>before each use.
>Spray around seedlings and base of plants, and under leaves to ensure spray
>actually contacts the insect it is trying to control.
>Use to control many garden pests including aphids, pear (Pyrus L.) and cherry slug,
>caterpillars, whitefly, mealybugs, etc.
>Do not store made up spray. Thoroughly wash sprayer after use.
>
>Ingredients: 100% pure eucalyptus oil.
>
>I thought of using it on my azaelas which have small black bugs underneath.

I know nothing of it. But I'll point out that I've seen large bottles of
eucalyptus oil in the laundry area of supermarkets, where it is sold for
killing dust mites in the wash.

Try your spray on just one branch first off. Late afternoon might be a
good time, since it's oil based.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

Posted by YMC on October 1, 2008, 6:37 am
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news:0809300231234.30Sep08
> I know nothing of it. But I'll point out that I've seen large bottles of
> eucalyptus oil in the laundry area of supermarkets, where it is sold for
> killing dust mites in the wash.
>
> Try your spray on just one branch first off. Late afternoon might be a
> good time, since it's oil based.

That's what I'm using. Its actually intended for laundry use.

I used a cap full in a 1 litre spray the other day with some detergent soap
mixed inside.

I had a cut on my hand that day- and didn't want to use the normal pesticide
mix I usually use.

Let you know the results in a month's time of use.



Posted by YMC on October 19, 2008, 7:53 am
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Hi,

Having used the eucalyptus oil home made spray for over a month now... it
works. But...
I've found that the aphids seem to be coming back, especially on one Iceberg
whites. However the Mr Lincoln rose seems largely immune to the aphids
including the older 15 year old "Peace" rose.

The oil I think must still be killing them as you can see the dead black
aphids on the rose stems.

I increased the dosage 3 fold - using 3 small capfuls (teaspoons) instead of
one.

Perhaps its due to the hot weather we've been getting - more aphids seem to
be popping up. I had to spray the roses three times this week. Nonetheless,
it seems to be effective on most of the roses - and it does smell very
pleasant and its also easy to work with.

I have about 10 roses - roughly 10 years old.

I'm deploying an AQUA rose spray I bought from Bunnings - 1.5 litres for $3
and its even got metal parts for the plunger and nozzel. I'm amazed - 15
years back the same type was well over we10 times the price. I use one or
two fills for the roses. Easy to apply.




Posted by Trish Brown on October 19, 2008, 9:07 pm
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YMC wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Having used the eucalyptus oil home made spray for over a month now... it
> works. But...
> I've found that the aphids seem to be coming back, especially on one Iceberg
> whites. However the Mr Lincoln rose seems largely immune to the aphids
> including the older 15 year old "Peace" rose.
>
> The oil I think must still be killing them as you can see the dead black
> aphids on the rose stems.
>
> I increased the dosage 3 fold - using 3 small capfuls (teaspoons) instead of
> one.
>
> Perhaps its due to the hot weather we've been getting - more aphids seem to
> be popping up. I had to spray the roses three times this week. Nonetheless,
> it seems to be effective on most of the roses - and it does smell very
> pleasant and its also easy to work with.
>
> I have about 10 roses - roughly 10 years old.
>
> I'm deploying an AQUA rose spray I bought from Bunnings - 1.5 litres for $3
> and its even got metal parts for the plunger and nozzel. I'm amazed - 15
> years back the same type was well over we10 times the price. I use one or
> two fills for the roses. Easy to apply.
>
>
>

I tried the suggestion of smearing vaseline around the stems of the
roses, but it didn't work (probably because I hadn't got much vaseline
left and didn't use enough for it to be effective). Instead, I tried
smearing with Vicks (of which I have a huge pot, being the mother of two
excessively snotty children). Guess what? No more aphids! I am *such* a
happy camper and thank the original vaseline poster (sorry, I forget who
you were) from the heart of my bottom! ;-D

PS. It's the ants, see. They cart the aphids up to the rose tips and
'farm' them for their honeydew. If you can stop the ants, you stop the
aphids! So, if the rose bush is in contact with anything the ants can
march on, find a way to make a barrier (vaseline or Vicks should work)
or tie the offending branch back. Good luck!

--
Trish Brown

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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