Cayenne, 'ye believe it?

markqz 12/22/2021, 2:37 pm

I'm trying out another natural pesticide -- cayenne pepper!

What I'm doing is boiling it a bit. Then straining it through paper towels, add a little dishwash soap (or insecticidal soap), and loading into a sprayer. Straining it is absolutely essential, since this stuff will gum up your sprayer almost instantly ... which I sadly learned after going through 3 spray heads.

Has anyone else used cayenne, and how were your results?

Cayenne, 'ye believe it? OJscJHu

**sanderson** 12/22/2021, 2:47 pm

I've heard about it but never tried it. I'm going to take your word on the necessity of straining, seeing as you went through 3 spray heads. Razz

What pest are you using it against?

I have plenty of hot pepper powders from the garden, so if it works for you, I may have to try it this summer. Each year, another pest seems to find my garden. Darn that Google Earth!

**sanderson** 12/22/2021, 2:48 pm

PS Instead of Dawn, a soap such as Dr. Bronner's Liquid Peppermint Soap is recommended for use on plants. The Dawn does work well on dirty dishes and oil-soaked ducklings. Wink

markqz 1/7/2022, 10:46 am

sanderson wrote:What pest are you using it against?

I've got a variety -- aphids, grasshoppers, earwigs, mystery thingies, stink bugs ... They say cayenne will also deter rodents and larger mammals.

sanderson wrote:Each year, another pest seems to find my garden. Darn that Google Earth!

Globalization, definitely Cayenne, 'ye believe it? 1f30e

. Apparently the stink bug has only been a problem since the 90s.

I keep wondering when any of those alleged "good" bugs will show up. Smile

**sanderson** 1/7/2022, 6:44 pm

markqz wrote:
sanderson wrote:What pest are you using it against?
I've got a variety -- aphids, grasshoppers, earwigs, mystery thingies, stink bugs ... They say cayenne will also deter rodents and larger mammals.
sanderson wrote:Each year, another pest seems to find my garden. Darn that Google Earth!
Globalization, definitely . Apparently the stink bug has only been a problem since the 90s.. . I keep wondering when any of those alleged "good" bugs will show up.

Me, too! I did get the most ladybugs ever, but they weren't sufficient to control the aphids (and their live birth offspring.

Chuck d'Argy 2/4/2022, 11:21 am

My wife is a California girl, from Porterville, I spent time in the Fresno VA Hosp with Kidney stones.

Whilst living there I found I don't think most Californians realize that those agriculture check points at various points along the state borders were designed to keep bug IN, not out. Very Happy

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