Aphids are a common pest of indoor plants. Most often it affects juicy, "tasty" plants, prefers young leaves, shoots and buds. Lives in large colonies, causes significant damage to the plant.
In a completely incomprehensible way, these insects grow on their favorite home flowers. One has only to cleanse the plants from this pest, as in a couple of days they appear in the same place, in the same quantities. This is understandable - aphids multiply rapidly, one individual lays up to 25 larvae per day.
I don't really want to use pesticides at home. Meanwhile, there are simple, environmentally friendly ways to deal with this annoying insect.
If there are few aphids, just washing the plant regularly will be enough. But in advanced cases, this no longer helps.
Here are some recipes for eco-friendly spray solutions. It is advisable to add soap to each solution at the rate of 3 grams per 1 liter. Spray the plant and soil daily for two weeks. This time should be enough for the extermination of pests.
1. Aphids are afraid of onions. Raw onions, about 30 grams, need to be chopped and insisted in one liter of water for a day.
2. A decoction of yarrow is another effective remedy. To prepare the infusion, you need to take 100 grams of dry herb yarrow, pour one liter of boiling water. Insist for a day.
3. Garlic. Chop 30 grams of raw unpeeled garlic, pour a liter of water at room temperature. Insist for about one day.
4. If you have celandine on hand, then you can successfully use it to combat aphids. You need to take 300 grams of raw grass or 100 grams of dry, pour one liter of boiling water. Insist for a day.
5. Onion husks. 50 grams of husk per liter of hot water. Insist for 1-2 days.
6. If there is an opportunity to collect fresh nettles, you can use this remedy. Make an infusion at the rate of 100 grams of raw herb per liter of hot water. Spray with fresh infusion.
7. Red hot pepper is a potent remedy. Pour 50 grams of chopped red pepper with boiling water in an amount of 0.5 liters, leave for a day, drain.
8. Soap-alcohol mixture. Combine one tablespoon of liquid soap or dishwashing detergent with one tablespoon of ethyl alcohol. Or you can replace the alcohol with two tablespoons of vodka. Add one liter of water. After spraying, after 15 minutes, it is recommended to rinse delicate plants with water so as not to burn the leaves.
