Bee safe bug control in the garden

**wyvern** · Feb 29th 2012, 10:53 AM

Does anyone have any recipes for spray or something for insect control or repellent, on vegetable plants that won't harm the bees?

**Iddee** · Feb 29th 2012, 01:29 PM

Quick Lime...It helps the soil, too. Raises the PH.

**crackerbee** · Feb 29th 2012, 03:24 PM

I use Diatomaceous Earth for the garden pests,won't harm the bees and works fairly well against most pests.Lowes is on place that carries it.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93648-316-HG-93 ... 151&rpp=24

**efmesch** · Mar 1st 2012, 12:39 AM

Soak a few cigarettes in water overnight and filter it clean. The nicotine extracted into the water is poisinous to insects (like it is to people). Before the modern "fancy" sprays became accepted, nicotine was the method of choice for many garden extermination aplications.

**Slowmodem** · Mar 1st 2012, 03:51 AM

Originally Posted by Crackerbee

I use Diatomaceous Earth for the garden pests,won't harm the bees and works fairly well against most pests.Lowes is on place that carries it.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_93648-316-HG-93 ... 151&rpp=24

If you have a Tractor Supply Store close, this might be worth looking in to:

http://www.tractorsupply.com/red-lake-e ... b--1019864