To control insects on a property, many homeowners hire an insecticide spray service or purchase insecticide foggers for their personal use. Fogging for insects kills all undesirable pests in the treated area by releasing tiny particles of diluted insecticide that float in the air and kill insects that come into contact with the spray. Since fogging for insects leaves the possibility that pests may return to the affected area within a few days, it saves money to make your own insect fogging liquid. There are several different fogger spray recipes to choose from. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Soap Spray
1. Mix together 2 tbsp. of biodegradable liquid dish soap and 1 gallon of warm water in a bucket.
2. Fill the canister of your fogger with the liquid in order to apply the spray and store the rest of the insecticide liquid for later use.
3. Test a small portion of the spray on your plants if you intend to spray your garden for pests. Excessive use of insecticide spray in a short period of time may induce a foliage-burning phenomenon known as phytotoxicity, so testing a small area first avoids harming a whole garden.
Lemon Spray
4. Place the cooking pot over a stovetop burner and pour in 1 qt. of water.
5. Peel the rinds of two large or four small lemons and toss the lemon peels into the water in the pot.
6. Bring the lemon peels and the water to a boil and boil the mixture for 10 minutes. Allow the mixture time to completely cool.
7. Pour the cooled mixture through a strainer or open weave cheesecloth into a bottle to remove the lemon peels and replace the lid or cap on the bottle to store the spray.
Great Fleabane Spray
8. Measure out 1 cup of leaves or roots from the great fleabane plant (Inula conyza) and place the leaves in a cooking pot with a lid. Any heat-resistant container large enough for 5 cups or more of substance will easily substitute for the cooking pot as long as the container has a lid.
9. Put another cooking pot on a stove burner and pour in 4 cups of water, bringing the water to a boil.
10. Turn off the heat and pour the hot water over the fleabane in the other pot. Put a lid over the plant and water and wait 10 minutes for the ingredients to steep.
11. Strain the mixture back into the water's cooking pot and wait for it to completely cool.
12. Add 1/4 tsp. of castile or other pure soap into the mixture and use as a spray. Store the spray in a lidded container.
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