Safer Brand 5118 Insect Killing Soap - 16-Ounce Concentrate

Works

works perfect,but you could use any dishwasher soap 3 ml per litre of water.Unless your not consuming the produce.

I really love this stuff. I had a severe case of aphids that spread rapidly. So much so, I was actually considering just tossing the infected plants which is not something iv ever done because my plants are like my babies. I didnt want to use any store bought pesticides because in the past, even with following the directions exactly, my plants always ended up getting chemical burns. I have two cats who love to nibble when im not around and a 3 year old who shares my loves for plants and is always helping to water and care for them. I needed something strong enough to take care of this problem but mild enough to cause no harm to my daughter, cats and the plants themselves. I did a ton of research and decided this was my best choice. Im soo pleased with how well this worked. The smell is strong but thats mother natures fault lol I just tried not to breath it in, I also wore gloves and sprayed them down away from where we hang out outside. Being its summer, I let them hang out outside for a few days under my table umbrella and would check on them daily. I would say 90% of the aphids were dead by day one and by day 3 any leftovers slowly died off as well. The plants didnt get any burns at all, in fact I feel like they all look healthier and stronger then before all this happened. I would 100% recommend this. I plan on doing this bi yearly to all my plants as a way to prevent infestations in the future. A couple complaints iv read were that the bottle you get is smaller then it looks in the pictures because it has a handle and most bottles with handles are meant for gallons, although I agree the pictures can give off that impression, its really not a problem considering one treatment doesn't require a lot of product, so I don't find that to even be a problem. In fact I like that its smaller because it was easier to pour and control plus storing it doesn't take a lot of space. Another complaint was that when it arrived it solidified, yes mine was this way as well, but I simply left it out in the sun while I set up my treatment area and got everything I needed together and by the time I was ready to use (about 30 minutes) it was melted enough that I was able to use it. By the time I put everything away it was completely melted. It sais in the directions that you can always heat up some water and let the bottle sit in the water for a bit (like heating up a bottle for a baby). Again not a big deal and for how well this product worked is certainly not going to stop me from purchasing again when I run out. In short, it was effective, easy to use and considering its natural and safe, its a no brainer.

I overwintered several pepper plants that ended up infecting all my spring vegetable seedlings with aphids. What a pain in the ass! I was worried any aphid treatment would hurt the tender seedlings but the Safer's soap worked great with no damage to the plants. The label suggests mixing a fresh batch for each use but I've found I can mix it up and use it for several weeks and it is still effective. I'm mixing 50 parts well water to 1 part Safer's concentrate in a spray bottle. Make sure to spray the top and bottom of the leaf and then repeat again in 3 days.

After repeated application throughout the winter and early spring, the black mold seems to be gone; however, many of the lemons were chewed and ruined by critters, probably squirrels, and I had to throw them away. This hadn’t happened in prior years, so I’m wondering if this spray made the lemons tasty and appealing ???

Good value concentrate, kills the bugs without damaging the plants and is safe/non-toxic. Bugs don't develop immunity either.

My gardenia bush was black and full of white flies! I tried neem oil last year without success. This product is excellent! I trimmed back the bush and sprayed everything around it in case the flies relocated! I’m relieved this worked so well along with my two gallon automatic sprayer! It’s a small 16 oz container that makes four gallons!