3 Ways To Make Natural Pesticides At Home To Prevent Plants From Being Attacked By Pests

Illustration of making natural pesticides to prevent plants from being attacked by pests (Unsplash/Trung Thanh)

JAKARTA – Having your own garden at home is certainly fun. Vegetable needs for several people at home can be met. But, isn't it quite angry when you see spinach and mustard leaves with holes in them because they are eaten by insects?

The origin of the term pesticide comes from pest with the ending –cide. Pesticides are pest control materials that include various kinds of pests such as insects, rats, weeds, or microbes.

Even under certain conditions mammals, birds, and fish can be annoying if not controlled and controlled. Pesticides themselves also need to be controlled, especially those containing 9-12 hazardous organic chemical compounds according to the Stockholm Convention.

These chemical compounds can harm human health, the environment, and ecosystems. Well, that's why natural pesticides that can be made at home are made from natural ingredients.

Although there is no clear definition of what 'organic' or 'natural' is or how it has varied rules for each environment, here are 3 ways to make pesticides from herbs, minerals, and other plants and how to prevent garden pests.

As reported by Our Inspired Roots, Tuesday, June 29, there are several ways to prevent garden pests.

First, crop rotation with certain types of crops. This keeps the soil healthy and makes it harder for pests to find their favorite plants.

Second, improve soil quality by adding more organic compost. Third, let insects and other useful creatures such as frogs help prevent pests from breeding.

Fourth, plant plants attract pests. This can be planted on the side of the main crop so that pests 'eat' the sacrificial plant. Fifth, companion planting can create a diverse environment and this is one of the best ways to prevent pests.

Sixth, taking insects manually and the last way to eradicate pests is to plant lots of herbal plants.

Furthermore, natural pesticides can be made in the following way, and pay attention to the number of ingredients.

How to make organic pesticides from garlic

Materials:

1 clove of garlic

1 tablespoon of non-bleaching and biodegradable dishwashing soap

2 tablespoons vegetable oil or olive oil

480 milliliters of mineral water

Illustration of garlic, a natural pesticide (Unsplash/Dennis van Lith)

The way to make it is quite easy, namely puree the peeled garlic. Mix it with oil and water, add soap and finally pour it in a spray bottle and then use it on plants that are attacked by pests.

Recipe for pesticides mixed with onions and cayenne pepper

Materials:

1 dried chili

clove of garlic

onion

2 teaspoons biodegradable dish soap

2 tablespoons olive oil

Enough hot water

How to make it, blender or puree all ingredients (cayenne pepper, garlic, and onions). Then mix it with hot water and leave it overnight in a jar.

After leaving it overnight or two, strain it and pour it in a spray bottle. Finally add mineral water, laundry soap, and olive oil, and then it's ready to be sprayed.

Illustration of a natural pesticidal jalapeno (Unsplash/Nick Collins)

Dried cayenne pepper can be replaced with jalapeno powder and ground pepper. A mixture of pepper and garlic can be sprayed at night after the plants are exposed to the sun in the morning until noon.

Recipe for pesticides from neem oil

Neem oil is trusted by farmers and organic gardeners as the main ingredient in making natural pesticides. Neem oil or neem oil and also known as neem is processed from the seeds of the neem tree with the Latin name Azadirachta indica. What are the materials needed? Here's the list.

2 tsp neem oil

1 cup biodegradable dish soap

1 liter of hot water

How to make it, mix hot water and soap in a spray bottle then add neem oil. Shake to mix thoroughly every time you spray on plants attacked by pests.