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Hydrogen Peroxide to battle Japanese Beatles
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Posted by Gardenia6 z6IL (My Page) on Wed, Jun 30, 04 at 6:47
I have Japanese Beatles devouring my Roses & Zinnias as well as other plants & trees. I have been using a homemade Insecticide spray which consists of: 8oz. 3% Hydrogen
Peroxide, 8 oz Sugar, 1 tsp Murphy’s Oil Soap, mixed in 1 gal water. This spray worked great to kill the worms on my broccoli plants, but the Japanese Beatles is another story. :( When I spray the pesky bugs it seems to temporarily prevent them from flying. I can then pick them off and drop them into a bucket of soapy water, where they ultimately die. Has anyone found something better? I don’t have all day every day to stand guard of my plants against this enemy! I also have been concerned about the effects of to much Hydrogen Peroxide on the leaves of some of the flowers. I don’t want to resort to non-organic measures but I don’t want to loose my Roses etc.
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RE: Hydrogen Peroxide to battle Japanese Beatles
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| I suspect the Murphy's Oil is the only thing doing you any good in that spray. Why spend money for any of the rest of it? (Try it with only the Murphy's and see if you don't get the same results.) |
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