Trouble No More: Our Favorite Pest Management Products
Summer is here, and if you’ve done at least a few things right, your plants are probably already growing healthy new leaves and branches. You may also start to notice some unwanted activity in the form of pests. Yuck! Spider mites, broad mites, aphids, fungus gnats, whiteflies, beetles, and thrips are only a few of the creepy crawlies that can quickly overwhelm your precious plants. No thanks!
Even if you don’t yet see evidence of these uninvited guests, such as yellowing leaves or white spots on leaves or stems, now’s the time to take preventative measures and gain the upper hand before they take over your garden and ruin your crop. Fortunately, this can be done without resorting to harsh chemicals.
Let’s take a look at our favorite products that can help get those pesky bugs to buzz off!
Sierra Natural Science PC
Looking for an organic pest control product to keep your grow clear of nasty invaders this season? Look no further! Sierra Natural Science specializes in organic pesticide and fungicide products to keep your garden safe for kids and pets.
SNS PC boasts a 0-day re-entry interval–which means that you can use this pest control product up to the day you harvest with no worries about bugs OR your health. Made up of 100% pure peppermint botanical extracts, SNS PC is food-grade, fully biodegradable, and not toxic to animals. It can be used on a wide variety of plants, fruits, and vegetables so you can keep your entire grow safe from creepy-crawlies all season long.
Guard ‘n Spray Insecticide
From the makers of Terpinator, Guard ‘n Spray is an OMRI-listed, natural pesticide that is sold in a concentrated form, so there will be plenty to last the season. The active ingredients include Rosemary Oil, Cinnamon Oil, Sesame Oil, and Citric Acid. Guard ‘n Spray is effective in killing the most common garden pests and preventing both powdery and downy mildews. Win-win!
All you need to do is dilute it with water, place it in a spray bottle, and squirt any uninvited insects you see! You’ll also want to apply it as a foliar spray during the cooler morning or evening hours at least once per day until those buggers take the hint. We like to use Guard ‘n Spray as a preventative measure to make sure pests don’t feel welcome from the get-go. Find more detailed usage information here.
ECOWORKS EC 4-in-1 Pesticide
ECOWORKS EC is an OMRI-Listed, organic broad-spectrum formula derived from cold-pressed neem oil, allowing you to control a wide range of pests, mildews, rust, and botrytis. Stop pests in their tracks with a safer option than Azadirachtin products, especially when you’re fighting nasty leaf-chomping pests such as worms, beetles, grasshoppers, and sucking pests such as aphids, whiteflies, mites, scale, and mealybugs.
For a general foliar application, dilute 10ml in one gallon of water spray once every 10-14 days. Find more detailed usage information here.
Don’t Come Around Here No More
After you’ve put so much care into the growth of your plants, why leave their safety to chance? Remove the welcome mat with these effective, easy-to-use products to ensure your grow can go from veg to bloom without any unwanted guests.
