Organic Pest Controls and IPM

[nici]

Hi all

 

Just thought I'd start a new dedicated topic to discuss Organic Pest Controls and Intergrated Pest Management (IPM).

 

So lets have it - What has worked for you? What's your IPM? Has granny passed down any secret sauces to get rid of the little buggers?

 

Cheers

[AussieBogan]

Nice one nici +1 been thinking bout this last two weeks!

[itchybromusic]

good one nici , ps might have something of yours to have a look at soon , that's might , if i keep getting balls , maybe not 

 

i would start at plant health , go's a long way to helping the plant protect herself 

aloe , em-1 , kelp teas , silica , fulvic to get things in to the plant a lill easier , foliar or drench 

top dresses , malted barley powder , neem cake , kelp . lucerne , barley straw , comfrey , living mulches & companion planting 

 

essential oils , rosemary as a pesticide & thyme oil as a fungicide , neem oil for everything

aloe vera for the saponins & there work on bugs ( insecticide )

 

the only other thing , if your going to spray a pesticide oil or whatever , better to use things like silica & aloe as emulsification of oils

rather than soap , soap has zero benefit to the plant apart from taking out a few bugs , both aloe & silica will do the same & increase

plant health , considering plants don't really like being sprayed with an oil , may as well give'em something nice at least  

Edited September 16, 2017 by itchybromusic

[nici]

My pots sit in a tray of hydroton and the little gnats love to hide in it. The best Ive found is to flood the tray with a neem oil solution, usually kills them off in a day or two.