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		<title>The Problem with Natural Insecticide</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an unfortunate belief that anything natural must be good for you.  Being &#8220;good for you&#8221; is interpreted as being safe.  So, one problem with natural insecticide is that not enough precaution is taken around small children and pets.  Other insects that are helpful in the area can be harmed by the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s an unfortunate belief that anything natural must be good for you.  Being &#8220;good for you&#8221; is interpreted as being safe.  So, one problem with natural insecticide is that not enough precaution is taken around small children and pets.  Other insects that are helpful in the area can be harmed by the use of insecticides, whether they are natural or not.  Even if you only spray the pests, the residue or fumes can cause harm.  The consumption of the insects that were pests can be bad for the ones that aren&#8217;t.</p>
<p>People use more natural products with false security.  There are many natural products that can cause problems if they are used improperly, to excess, or when mixed with other things.</p>
<p>Take medicines, for example.  Herbal medicines are created from natural plant sources.  They can be dangerous and will do more harm than good if used carelessly or without proper knowledge of the effects of the herb and the correct dosages.  So it is with natural insecticides.  Just because it&#8217;s called &#8216;natural&#8217;, many people mistakenly believe it&#8217;s non-toxic.  The problem is the word &#8216;natural&#8217;, yet it must be used to describe and differentiate.</p>
<p>Take nicotine, for another example.  It&#8217;s a natural extract of the tobacco plant.  In pure form, it&#8217;s highly toxic to mammals.  Yet, it&#8217;s used to control insects near plant harvest time.  The warm weather increases its effectiveness, yet it quickly degrades.  Nicotine with cigarettes is a well-known, proven cause of lung disease.  It&#8217;s sold as a liquid concentrate for use against insect pests on vegetables and fruit.</p>
<p>Now that we&#8217;ve covered those aspects of Natural Insectiside, let&#8217;s turn to some of the other factors that need to be considered.</p>
<p>Still another problem with natural insecticides is that for many of them to be effective, they must be sued more often than poisons.  The best bet is to combine insect control techniques so that insecticides of any kind are only needed sparingly.</p>
<p>Just because an insecticide is safe for your plant doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s safe for you or your animals.  Some people have used pepper derivatives to fight against ants.  If you&#8217;ve ever cleaned hot peppers with your bare fingers, then touched your eyes without thinking, you know just how painful the pepper residue can be.  In strong concentrations, they can cause blisters to sensitive areas, cuts, or in the eyes or mouth.  It would cause a big problem if you forgot to wash your hands and got the juice on your baby&#8217;s bottle nipple or in their eyes.</p>
<p>Rain or automatic sprinklers can dilute the effectiveness of natural insecticides.  The problem lies in having to reapply them before you are ready.  If you don&#8217;t have enough on hand, it will take longer for them to help you control the insects.</p>
<p>Many problems can be eliminated simply by taking the time to understand exactly what you&#8217;re dealing with.  The insecticide can work for you or against you.  What good are natural insecticides if you fail to use them properly?  Taking a chance can be hazardous for you, your animals, your children, other insects, birds, and your plants.  As the football coaches say, &#8220;The best defense is a good offense.&#8221;</p>
<p>When word gets around about your command of Natural Insectiside facts, others who need to know about Natural Insectiside will start to actively seek you out. </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit his new GVO affiliate site: <a href="http://www.gvo.co"><b>GVO</b></a></p>
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		<title>The Future of Natural Insecticide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article explains a few things about Natural Insectiside, and if you&#8217;re interested, then this is worth reading, because you can never tell what you don&#8217;t know.
Natural insecticide has gone in and out of favor in the past.  At first, of course, that was all there was.  Then, when chemical insecticides came around, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article explains a few things about Natural Insectiside, and if you&#8217;re interested, then this is worth reading, because you can never tell what you don&#8217;t know.</p>
<p>Natural insecticide has gone in and out of favor in the past.  At first, of course, that was all there was.  Then, when chemical insecticides came around, people saw them as the wave of the future.  They were all too anxious to try them.  However, it may be that natural insecticide still has a place in agriculture and homes now and in the future.  </p>
<p>Bacillus thurengiensis, Bt, has been developed as for use as a natural insecticide.  It is made from a bacterium that works with the bacteria in an insects gut to poison the insect.  It will need to be used in new ways.  </p>
<p>Farmers will need to change natural insecticide usage from one to another to another.  This will help to keep the insects from becoming resistant to any one natural insecticide.  They will also need to introduce natural predator insects to help with the job.  It will also help if they plant more than one crop.  In the meantime, Bt has been so successful that biogeneticists have been working to put its genetic material inside of the vegetables instead of on them.  This allows the vegetables to grow strong and insect-free.  Corn has already been bioengineered this way.  It is called &#8220;supercorn&#8221; and it is already in supermarkets.  </p>
<p>Is this natural insecticide?  It depends upon how you look at it.  Many people think that, while it uses a natural insecticide as its basis, it is highly unnatural.  They wouldn&#8217;t think of eating supercorn.   </p>
<p>Sometimes the most important aspects of a subject are not immediately obvious. Keep reading to get the complete picture.</p>
<p>One natural insecticide may have a use outside of the insect-destroying business.  Diguelin is a natural insecticide that has been used in South America and Africa.  It has been discovered that it is effective in slowing or stopping the growth of lung cancer in humans.  It is thought that it will have important implications in the treatment of certain types of lung cancer.  Many countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa are banding together to implement a new type of insect control.  This is called Integrated Pest Management.  Rather than use a natural insecticide made from a plant, a bacteria, or a mineral, IPM is based on using other insects.  </p>
<p>These insects are natural predators of the harmful ones attacking crops.  With the use of such methods, ordinary natural insecticide methods will likely be ignored in these areas, at least for awhile.  </p>
<p>Plant terpenoids are being investigated for different uses in natural insecticide.  Some of these substances can be used to repel unwanted insects and attract beneficial ones all at the same time.  Molting can be prevented by use of certain plant-derived steroids.  </p>
<p>Other plant terpenoids can be used to over-excite the nervous systems of insects.  They can disrupt their mating habits and even make them sterile.  The only problem with the development of these plant terpenoids is that companies are looking to make synthetic versions of them.  They will no longer be natural insecticides.  </p>
<p>Many people are concerned about the environment.  They want to use natural insecticide to protect the safety of their food and the world around them.  However the power of modern agribusiness is overtaking these people.  If natural insecticide is to be a viable solution, changes have to be made.  </p>
<p>Knowing enough about Natural Insectiside to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you&#8217;ve just learned about Natural Insectiside, you should have nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit his new GVO affiliate site: <a href="http://www.gvo.co"><b>GVO</b></a></p>
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		<title>Helpful Information about Natural Insecticides</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following article lists some simple, informative tips that will help you have a better experience with Natural Insectiside.</p>
<p>Did you know hot sauce mixed with garlic and water can chase away those annoying caterpillars who have been feeding on your precious plants?  You may appreciate butterflies, but not their babies.  So, maybe you just want them to relocate to another area.  Many natural insecticides are used as repellants rather than as a way to kill insects.</p>
<p>Spider mites hate the mixture of hydrated lime (1/4 c.) and water (add a small drop of soap to help it stick).  Be careful not to use too much or the lime could hurt your plants.</p>
<p>Tomato leaves mixed with water can repel insects.  Soaps are used in several different types of mixtures.  But soaps are washed away with rain or automatic sprinklers.</p>
<p>If you choose to use nicotine, be aware that it can be deadly as a concentrate to more than just those pesky aphids.  It&#8217;s not only dangerous as harmful cigarette smoke, but it can be beneficial if used properly on plants.  For us, the concentrates can cause convulsions and death.  So, don&#8217;t let that toddler grab your supply by accident.  It&#8217;s usually mixed with sulphur and is not recommended for use on edible plants.</p>
<p>The best time to learn about Natural Insectiside is before you&#8217;re in the thick of things. Wise readers will keep reading to earn some valuable Natural Insectiside experience while it&#8217;s still free.</p>
<p>Horticulture oils suffocate insects by covering them with an oily film.  If that sounds barbaric, just think of the damage that can be done to crops and gardens and even humans by an overpopulation of insect pests.  Insect pests can spread diseases and famine.</p>
<p>Homemade sprays can be a great economical alternative to bought sprays.  You must know how to adequately measure, store, and use them even if they are homemade and seemingly harmless.</p>
<p>Of course, you can try tricks to rid your problem areas of insects.  Like the ants that want to crawl into your hummingbird water.  Maybe it doesn&#8217;t bother the birds, but if it bothers you, you could be imaginative and not have to use any pesticide that may endanger your tiny visiting birds.  But tricks aren&#8217;t always enough.  Sometimes you need to use more than one method to keep insect populations under control.</p>
<p>While you don&#8217;t have to be scared of insects, you do have to be sensible to keep from becoming overrun with them.  You should also be a responsible parent and teach your children how to safely combat insects.  What your children learn can benefit the next generation.  It helps to encourage their interests while they are young and willing to absorb what their parents have to say.  Even if they seem to totally ignore all you&#8217;ve taught them as teenagers, they will many times come back to their senses as they grow older.  One day, they&#8217;ll be sharing their insecticide information with their own children or grandchildren.  </p>
<p>Teaching about the safe use of insecticides and natural insecticides is the gift that keeps on giving.  Your child may want to use this information to obtain a career later in life that revolves around insects, gardening, farming, or science.  Nature will thank you for your contribution by continuing to thrive because of your responsible actions.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that the topic of Natural Insectiside can be fascinating. If you still have unanswered questions about Natural Insectiside, you may find what you&#8217;re looking for in the next article.  </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit his new GVO affiliate site: <a href="http://www.gvo.co"><b>GVO</b></a></p>
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		<title>Natural Insecticide for the Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you like to find out what those-in-the-know have to say about Natural Insectiside? The information in the article below comes straight from well-informed experts with special knowledge about Natural Insectiside.</p>
<p>Having bugs in your home is just plain disgusting.  When you do, your first thought is often to run to the store and get the most powerful chemicals they have available to get rid of the pests.  You actually don&#8217;t have to go so far.  There is natural insecticide you can use in your home.  </p>
<p>You can use natural insecticide recipes that will be much safer for your family and your pets.  For example, you can use boric acid as a safe alternative in many cases.  For ants, you can mix the boric acid with sugar; then add water.  Next, you soak cotton balls in it and put them in bottle caps.  Place them where ants have been seen.  Boric powder has often been called &#8220;roach powder.&#8221;  Get a squeeze bottle of it, or make up your own.  Squirt the stuff along floor boards and behind appliances.  Put it anywhere you have seen roaches coming from.  It is a great natural insecticide for roaches.  </p>
<p>For termites, you can mix boric acid with a non-toxic version of antifreeze called propylene glycol.  The glycol is good because it helps the boric acid to go into the wood better.  This is a natural insecticide for many types of termites.  </p>
<p>Knowledge can give you a real advantage. To make sure you&#8217;re fully informed about Natural Insectiside, keep reading.</p>
<p>You can also use boric acid as a natural insecticide to kill silverfish.  You mix 20% boric acid with any inert ingredient.  Then you place this natural insecticide in areas like your closets and anywhere you have seen silverfish.  Often, silverfish are seen in an attic, so this is a good place to put it as well.  Boric acid can be used to make a natural insecticide for surfaces where you might find any crawling bugs, too.  You have to boil some water, and then dissolve a small amount of boric acid into it.  Wipe this onto surfaces.  If the surfaces aren&#8217;t ones you wash often, you won&#8217;t have to apply it often.  </p>
<p>If you have no luck with boric acid, you might try the natural insecticide Diatomaceous Earth.  It is made from the fossilized remains of plankton and other tiny sea creatures.  It kills by puncturing the insects&#8217; hard covering, or exoskeleton.  Then, the insect will be dehydrated by this natural insecticide.  Diatomaceous Earth works well to eliminate silverfish, moths and roaches.  If an animal has brought fleas into your home, this natural insecticide will take care of them, too.  It destroys its victims in as little as one day.  Or, it could take as long as two weeks.  </p>
<p>Natural insecticide products are being made of many substances.  Some of these used in homes are made of orange and/or lemon extracts.  These work very well on hard-bodied insects such as ants.  Many companies are making products that kill roaches and other common household pests.  These companies make natural insecticide available in stores and over the internet.  The products they sell are often as effective as synthetic chemical products, if not more effective.  </p>
<p>If you want to use natural insecticide in your home, you have many avenues.  You can make your own using boric acid.  You can purchase a product such as Diatomaceous Earth.  Or, you can go shopping for other forms of natural insecticides.  It&#8217;s all up to you.  </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t limit yourself by refusing to learn the details about Natural Insectiside. The more you know, the easier it will be to focus on what&#8217;s important.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit my latest acquisition: <a href="http://www.adsensesites.net"><b>Adsense Sites</b></a> and make sure to download the free adsense sites package!</p>
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		<title>Things to Try Before Resorting to Natural Insecticide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some gardeners or crop growers tend to use natural insecticide or other pesticides as a matter of course.  They don&#8217;t even consider trying to grow crops without them.  Others use any such product only after exhausting all other methods.  There are things you can try before you commit yourself to using a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some gardeners or crop growers tend to use natural insecticide or other pesticides as a matter of course.  They don&#8217;t even consider trying to grow crops without them.  Others use any such product only after exhausting all other methods.  There are things you can try before you commit yourself to using a natural insecticide.  </p>
<p>First of all, you might just try growing your crops without any preparation.  One wine grower recently tried this.  He decided to try it, but to have natural insecticide on hand should he need it.  As he waited for his crop to come in he watched the crop.  </p>
<p>Surprisingly, the crops showed no more insect damage than usual.  He never needed to put on the natural insecticide, or any other for that matter.  What&#8217;s more, he noticed that the numbers of beneficial insects were increasing.  </p>
<p>In fact, one way to save on natural insecticide is to bring in, or encourage the growth of, natural predators.  These natural predators feed on the very insects you wish to destroy.  They may be snakes, spiders, or other insects.  If you can boost their population to an acceptable level, they will do their jobs without natural insecticide.  </p>
<p>An example of this happened in Africa in the 1970&#8217;s when 80% of the cassava crop was being destroyed by the cassava mealy bug.  They found its natural enemy, a tiny wasp.  They let it loose in the region, and the threat of famine went away.  </p>
<p>Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there&#8217;s more to Natural Insectiside than you may have first thought. </p>
<p>A way to use the properties of natural insecticide without buying the products is to simply grow them.  These are grown next to your other crops as companion crops.  While they are actually a natural insecticide, they aren&#8217;t one you buy or prepare as such.  However, the close proximity of the natural insecticide plants lets their active ingredients protect your food crops.  </p>
<p>Several bugs can be eradicated mechanically or manually without the use of natural insecticide.  For instance, you can trap wireworms by using a large can such as a tomato juice can.  You poke holes in it and fill it with vegetable peelings.  Put it in the border of you garden.  After it&#8217;s been set for a couple of days, you empty the trap and reset it.  </p>
<p>You can hand pick many different types of bugs off of plants.  One such bug is the squash bug.  This avoids using natural insecticide.  All you have to do is drop the bugs into a pail of soapy water.  </p>
<p>Where you grow your plants makes a difference in whether you will need natural insecticide or not.  If you put your plants up off the ground, they are less likely to get bugs on them.  It is good to put them up on trellises if possible.  </p>
<p>There are a lot of other ways to keep from using natural insecticide on your crops and plants.  The more natural you can make your garden the better, right?  Besides, buying natural insecticide is often costly.  However, if you find that you do need something extra, natural insecticide is the safest way to go.  </p>
<p>I hope that reading the above information was both enjoyable and educational for you. Your learning process should be ongoing&#8211;the more you understand about any subject, the more you will be able to share with others.</p>
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		<title>What Kinds of Natural Insecticide Are On The Market?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anderseriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many natural insecticides that you can stir up in your own home.  You can get their ingredients without much trouble.  There are other natural insecticides whose ingredients are harder to come by.  These are sold to those who wish to buy them.  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many natural insecticides that you can stir up in your own home.  You can get their ingredients without much trouble.  There are other natural insecticides whose ingredients are harder to come by.  These are sold to those who wish to buy them.  </p>
<p>One natural insecticide sold that is very popular for many uses is Diatomaceous Earth.  This is a fine, dry dust that kills household insects by dehydrating them.  It is composed of the skeletal remains of plankton.  The active ingredient is actually salt water.  It is safe, and is allowed by the EPA.  Rotenone is a natural insecticide that comes from the roots of the derris plant.  It is not only toxic to insects but also to fish.  So, you will want to protect your fish.  The vegetables are not harmed and are safe to eat. </p>
<p> Insects are killed when they come in contact with this natural insecticide.  If not, they will die when it reaches their stomachs and poisons them.  It takes it awhile to work, but then it needs to be applied weekly to get the best effect.  </p>
<p>Nicotine is sold as a natural insecticide.  It is used on plants nearing the end of their growing cycle.  It is harmful to mammals, so care should be taken when applying it.  Pyrethrum is sold as a natural insecticide which paralyzes insects.  The only trouble is, the paralysis often wears off and the insects come back.  For this reason, it is more often sold in combination with a poison like synergist.  This finishes the job the pyrethrum started.  </p>
<p>I trust that what you&#8217;ve read so far has been informative. The following section should go a long way toward clearing up any uncertainty that may remain.</p>
<p>Sabadillia, another natural insecticide on the market, comes from the seeds of a lily-like plant.  The natural insecticide effect is from stomach poison.  It isn&#8217;t extremely dangerous to mammals, although it can cause respiratory problems and eye irritation.  It is safe to use it on plants just before they are harvested.  </p>
<p> The natural insecticide that is sold the most in the world is a bacterium known as bt, or Bacillus thuringiensis.  Bt is widely used and has a good record of eliminating insect infestations in crops around the world.  </p>
<p>Many commercial versions of neem tree derivatives are sold as a natural insecticide.  The neem tree was originally found in India and Pakistan.  Now, people have planted it around the world for its natural insecticide qualities.  </p>
<p>Over one hundred different insects fall prey to the neem preparations.  They kill by inhibiting metamorphosis, reproduction, and digestion.  They also repel insects.  There is a good market for neem products in greenhouses and for ornamental plants.  Natural insecticide sprays are sold in many varieties.  Citrus sprays are popular.  Sprays made of lemon peel solutions are sold by some manufacturers.  Others use orange peel.  There are also sprays based on peppers and other plants.  </p>
<p>If you want to purchase a natural insecticide, there are many to choose from.  Prices are usually not prohibitive and availability is good.  You can control pests and keep from destroying beneficial insects.  This is an advantage of using natural insecticide.  </p>
<p>Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.</p>
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		<title>Natural Insecticide for the Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Having bugs in your home is just plain disgusting.  When you do, your first thought is often to run to the store and get the most powerful chemicals they have available to get rid of the pests.  You actually don&#8217;t have to go so far.  There is natural insecticide you can use in your home.  </p>
<p>You can use natural insecticide recipes that will be much safer for your family and your pets.  For example, you can use boric acid as a safe alternative in many cases.  For ants, you can mix the boric acid with sugar; then add water.  Next, you soak cotton balls in it and put them in bottle caps.  Place them where ants have been seen.  Boric powder has often been called &#8220;roach powder.&#8221;  Get a squeeze bottle of it, or make up your own.  Squirt the stuff along floor boards and behind appliances.  Put it anywhere you have seen roaches coming from.  It is a great natural insecticide for roaches.  </p>
<p>For termites, you can mix boric acid with a non-toxic version of antifreeze called propylene glycol.  The glycol is good because it helps the boric acid to go into the wood better.  This is a natural insecticide for many types of termites.  </p>
<p>Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there&#8217;s more to Natural Insectiside than you may have first thought. </p>
<p>You can also use boric acid as a natural insecticide to kill silverfish.  You mix 20% boric acid with any inert ingredient.  Then you place this natural insecticide in areas like your closets and anywhere you have seen silverfish.  Often, silverfish are seen in an attic, so this is a good place to put it as well.  Boric acid can be used to make a natural insecticide for surfaces where you might find any crawling bugs, too.  You have to boil some water, and then dissolve a small amount of boric acid into it.  Wipe this onto surfaces.  If the surfaces aren&#8217;t ones you wash often, you won&#8217;t have to apply it often.  </p>
<p>If you have no luck with boric acid, you might try the natural insecticide Diatomaceous Earth.  It is made from the fossilized remains of plankton and other tiny sea creatures.  It kills by puncturing the insects&#8217; hard covering, or exoskeleton.  Then, the insect will be dehydrated by this natural insecticide.  Diatomaceous Earth works well to eliminate silverfish, moths and roaches.  If an animal has brought fleas into your home, this natural insecticide will take care of them, too.  It destroys its victims in as little as one day.  Or, it could take as long as two weeks.  </p>
<p>Natural insecticide products are being made of many substances.  Some of these used in homes are made of orange and/or lemon extracts.  These work very well on hard-bodied insects such as ants.  Many companies are making products that kill roaches and other common household pests.  These companies make natural insecticide available in stores and over the internet.  The products they sell are often as effective as synthetic chemical products, if not more effective.  </p>
<p>If you want to use natural insecticide in your home, you have many avenues.  You can make your own using boric acid.  You can purchase a product such as Diatomaceous Earth.  Or, you can go shopping for other forms of natural insecticides.  It&#8217;s all up to you.  </p>
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		<title>How Natural Insecticide Kills Insects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A natural insecticide will kill insects, that much is certain.  Natural insecticide has been used for centuries, at least.  If you are a curious person, you might like to know how natural insecticide kills insects.  </p>
<p>Diatomaceous Earth is a natural insecticide made of the skeletal remains of plankton.  What it does is to puncture the bodies of the insects.  Then, it dehydrates them.  When this natural insecticide has done its work, unwanted insects will dry up and practically blow away.  </p>
<p>Rotenone is a natural insecticide, as well.  It is made from the roots of the derris plant.  It does its killing by poisoning the stomachs of insects.  However, it is slow-acting and needs to be reapplied often for maximum effect. </p>
<p>Rotenone also seems to keep insects away from plants.  It will keep the insects from growing and will stop them from eating if they are not adequately poisoned.  Sabadillia also kills by stomach poison.  </p>
<p>From Ecuador and Kenya comes a species of chrysanthemum that yields a natural insecticide called pyrethrum.  This natural insecticide destroys insects by paralyzing them.  It works instantly and it works on most types of insects.  </p>
<p>The only problem is that the pyrethrum will often wear off.  The insects will come around after awhile.  They are not killed after all.  For this reason, it is often combined with a poison that finishes the insects off.  </p>
<p>Natural insecticides used in the termite control industry work in a different way.  They cause the termite to lose their appetite.  In fact, they can&#8217;t eat at all.  </p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have accurate details regarding Natural Insectiside, then you might make a bad choice on the subject. Don&#8217;t let that happen: keep reading.</p>
<p>The natural insecticide will cause the termite to be disoriented due to damage to its nerve endings.  (People and animals do not have these same nerve endings and so are safe.)   Due to all these problems, the termite will eventually die.  </p>
<p>A bacterium, Bacillus thurengiensis or Bt, is another natural insecticide that is popular these days.  It is best used when the eggs of insects are just hatching.  The young come out, eat the toxin, and are poisoned.  They will stop eating and die of starvation.  </p>
<p>Neem preparations get rid of insects in many ways.  This natural insecticide repels the offending bugs by means of an active ingredient that mimics an insect hormone.  It makes it hard, if not impossible, to digest food.  It stops their cycle of reproduction.  It works well on insects that chiefly eat leaves.  </p>
<p>Some non-plant natural insecticides do their work by dehydration, as Diatomaceous Earth does.  Chalk dries out insects on contact.  Mineral oil either dries out or suffocates its victims.  </p>
<p>A mixture of cow&#8217;s milk, flour and water can be used as a natural insecticide.  It is very good at killing the eggs of the insects.  It also destroys insects themselves, by suffocation.  </p>
<p>Corn meal can be sprinkled around plants to kill insects.  If a tomato hornworm happens to eat some, the cornmeal will swell up in the insect&#8217;s stomach.  The insect will explode.  </p>
<p>There are all kinds of ways to kill insects.  Some are by simple poisons.  Some ways are more exotic ways.  It may not really be important to know how a natural insecticide kills insects; only that it does.  </p>
<p>Knowing enough about Natural Insectiside to make solid, informed choices cuts down on the fear factor. If you apply what you&#8217;ve just learned about Natural Insectiside, you should have nothing to worry about.</p>
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		<title>How to Use Non-Plant Natural Insecticide</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Often, a natural insecticide can be used rather than a man-made chemical solution for unwanted insects.  Many of these preparations are made by using plants and plant derivatives.  However, there are some non-plant kinds of natural insecticide.  </p>
<p>Oils are commonly used as a natural insecticide.  Some of the common oils used are mineral oil and different cooking oils.  If cooking oil is used, liquid soap is added to the mixture.  Either way, the oil is diluted with water and sprayed on the plant as a natural insecticide.  The insects and eggs will be suffocated or dehydrated.  </p>
<p>It certainly isn&#8217;t pleasant to collect animal urine, but you can use it for a natural insecticide.  You mix it with soil and let it set for a couple of weeks.  Then, you dilute it with water and put it only on mature leaves.  Never use this natural insecticide in full sun.  </p>
<p>Chalk is an easy type of natural insecticide to use.  You should soak it in water.  The soaking time varies depending on what grade you use.  Construction grade chalk soaks for twelve hours and natural chalk soaks for days.  You can only use this preparation on mature leaves.  </p>
<p>If you have a source of fresh, unpasteurized cow&#8217;s milk, it can be used to make a natural fertilizer.  It is combined with flour and water and sprayed on the plant.  It kills many insects and their eggs.  </p>
<p>If you find yourself confused by what you&#8217;ve read to this point, don&#8217;t despair. Everything should be crystal clear by the time you finish.</p>
<p>Boric acid is, of course, a good all-around natural insecticide.  It is used as a powder, or in a solution as a spray.  It kills roaches, silverfish, termites, and many other insects.  It is not a danger in any way to people working with it.  </p>
<p>One way to protect your plants from the ravages of destructive insects is to use lime around the base of the plant.  This is a form of natural insecticide.  The lime powder not only repels most insects, but it suffocates the ones that try to come through anyway.  </p>
<p>You can use a spray made of glue for a natural insecticide.  The glue used is just the common household glue kids use in elementary school.  You mix it with water and spray it where mites are a problem.  The sprayer will become clogged if you don&#8217;t wash it, so do that afterwards.  </p>
<p>To get rid of ticks in your yard, you can use a CO2 trap.  This is a natural insecticide that employs the use of dry ice to trap ticks.  A piece of flannel is used under the dry ice for the insects to gather on.  This method gets rid of ticks in a seventy-five square foot area of yard.  </p>
<p>A natural insecticide called milky spore is used for grubs.  It comes in the form of granules.  It is said that one treatment lasts for decades.  It kills only the grubs.  It leaves beneficial insects alive.  </p>
<p>There are many types of natural insecticide.  Some of the non-plant kinds are often called remedies.  However, they work to kill insects and they come directly from nature.  It seems that they are indeed natural insecticides.  </p>
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		<title>Using Soaps as a Natural Insecticide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Soap sounds harmless enough.  We wash our bodies with it, clean our vehicles with it, wash our dishes with it, and blow bubbles with it.  But if our children drink it, it will make them sick.  Toddlers have innocent, strange ideas of what might be tasty!  Our toddlers aren&#8217;t the only ones in our society that can become sick from soaps.</p>
<p>Soaps of different sorts are used as insecticides.  A commercially sold soap called Neem oil soap is an oily solution which can work as both a repellant and as a fungicide.  It can interfere with the good health of delicate plants, weak plants, new transplants, and drought stressed plants.  The oil draws the sun to the leaf surface and can harm blossoms.  It doesn&#8217;t work well with plants like the bleeding heart, gardenia, and lantana.  So, be sure to test it on a small area and give it a full day to see if any wilting occurs before you apply it to larger areas.</p>
<p>Some people control wasps by spraying them with a dishwashing liquid solution.  But dishwashing soap solutions can harm some of your plants.  Any detergents that contain ingredients to dissolve grease can hurt the outer protective layers of plants that need these protective layers for survival.  Insecticidal soaps are not your everyday soaps found in the kitchen, laundry room, or bathroom.  You wouldn&#8217;t want to wash your baby with the same shampoo you use on your dog to control fleas.</p>
<p>Hopefully the information presented so far has been applicable. You might also want to consider the following:</p>
<p>There are many different types of soaps that we use in our homes for daily use that can be used to control insects, though.  Controlling and repelling are not necessarily the same as destroying. Soaps also work to kill insects by penetrating the outer covering to cause cell leakage and dehydration.  </p>
<p>If you need to protect your personal plants with your own homemade soap solutions, just make sure you know how to mix them properly and which plants won&#8217;t tolerate them well.  Also, learn which soaps to use.  Palmolive, Joy, Dawn, Ivory, Dove, Tide, and Murphy&#8217;s Oil Soap are some that are often used for insect control.</p>
<p>Soaps lose their effectiveness once they&#8217;re dry.  Homemade recipes don&#8217;t have instructions. You should research before making them and be leery of buying any from someone else.  Automatic dishwashing detergents are not recommended.  If someone has used the wrong soap, it could harm your plants.  You also don&#8217;t want to apply during the heat of the day or in sunlight since the use of soaps could burn your plants. It is possible to condition hard water to be able to mix it with insecticidal soaps.  You may have to add a de-foaming agent as well.</p>
<p>Soaps are safe for ladybugs and predaceous wasps.  These are beneficial insects that help your garden and plants thrive.  Not all types of the same insect are harmful to us.  Predaceous wasps don&#8217;t sting or bite.  It&#8217;s important to know which insects to keep and which to remove or destroy.</p>
<p>Take time to consider the points presented above. What you learn may help you overcome your hesitation to take action.</p>
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