Getting rid of grasshoppers

 How can I get rid of grasshoppers on my potted plants? They seem to love my
Hawaiian Woodrose and are eating it up at a furious pace. I treated the plant
with Bayer Tree and Shrub (imidachlorprid) and Neem Oil, but it doesn't seem to
be helping much. I live near lots of corn and soybean fields (Indiana), and I
think they may be coming from there.

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I get pretty nice results dealing with other bugs by spraying with a
homemade concoction made from onions, garlic and a LOT of cayenne pepper. I
simmer it all in a large pot, cool it, strain through cheesecloth and then
coffee filters, and apply with a spray bottle. I cannot give you a recipe.
When you go near the simmering pot and your eyes hurt, you've got it right.
Fresh cayenne peppers are the way to go. If you don't have a kitchen fan
that vents to the outside, you may not want to try this idea.

This stuff got rid of Japanese beetles in about 9 minutes. They never
returned to my grape leaves. While there may be other reasons for them
vanishing, this is the only data I have.

 On 5 Sep 2006 12:55:14 -0000, Anonymous


Hawaiian Woodrose and are eating it up at a furious pace. I treated the plant
with Bayer Tree and Shrub (imidachlorprid) and Neem Oil, but it doesn't seem to
be helping much. I live near lots of corn and soybean fields (Indiana), and I
think they may be coming from there.

 There is a product called Nolo Bait.  It is a natural biological
product you put out in the spring.  First I spray all my plants with
water and throw it onto the plants and the flakes stick to the plants.
It gives grasshoppers a bit of sickness which kills them and it
spreads.


When we first bought this house the garden had literally tens of
thousands of grasshoppers.  I mean big, 3" honkin grasshoppers.  I am
petrified of them.  Maybe I now see one here or there.  I treated two
springs in a row and the problem is controlled.

 
On 5 Sep 2006 12:55:14 -0000, Anonymous


Hawaiian Woodrose and are eating it up at a furious pace. I treated the plant
with Bayer Tree and Shrub (imidachlorprid) and Neem Oil, but it doesn't seem to
be helping much. I live near lots of corn and soybean fields (Indiana), and I
think they may be coming from there.

I use Zygon (by Dragon) on my azaleas to ward off lacebug.  It is a
systemic mixed up as a spray.  I also use it on my house plants placed
on the deck for the summer, in preparation to bringing them indoors
for the winter.  It has an awful odor, so I plan to spray it a week
before bringing in the plants.

 Thanks for the suggestions. I mixed up some cayenne pepper with garlic
and onions last night and sprayed it on the plant. The grasshoppers
didn't seem to like it much, but I haven't checked it today. I may give
them some neem oil tonight. The nolo bait seems like a good option too,
may give it a try in the future. Every systemic I have tried so far
doesn't seem to have any effect on the grasshoppers (although good for
other critters), so not sure if I will try the Cygon.