Hello to all plant moms and plant dads, we have got a handy writeup for you! We all love our plants and care for them like any other family member. You must have scrolled various pages looking for ways to keep your plants healthy and pest free. So here is a useful guide for you!

How to Prevent Pests in Plants

Before we go onto the home remedies, let’s look at some easy preventive ways to keep your plants healthy and prevent them from being infested by pests in the future.

• Be careful to keep your plants under sunlight to provide them a good amount of nutrition.
• Over-watering or under-watering of plants may also lead to them being infested by pests.
• Regular washing of your plants’ leaves is yet another factor to be taken into consideration for their good health. Dust on the leaves blocks the pores of the leaves making it difficult for them to respire and decreasing the amount of photosynthesis leading to their deteriorating health.
• Trimming and pruning of plants leads to removal of all unproductive plant parts and keeps it away from any future damage.

Home Remedies for Pest Control

Vinegar

An easily available option in all households, vinegar proves highly useful in pest control . Mix three table spoons of vinegar in a litre of water and spray the solution onto your plants to ward off pests effectively.

Neem

Neem plays a boon for your good plant health. Boil few neem leaves in water and spray the cooled down water on to the plants. Neem oil or neem based insecticidal sprays can also be used onto the plants to ward off any insecticides.

Essential Oils

Make your own repellent spray using essential oils. For the same, mix eucalyptus, lavender, clove or peppermint oil with water in a spray bottle. This will lead to insect free plants at your place.

Cloves

If you see a lot of lady bugs in and around your plants, cloves can come to your quick rescue. Sprinkle some clove oil in heavily infested areas. Later, vacuum or sweep up the cloves.

Baking Soda

Another ingredient that is easily available in our households. Baking soda proves effective in dealing with fungal diseases and certain pests on the leaves. To prepare the insecticide solution, add one tablespoon of baking soda and neem oil in a litre of water. Spray this effective solution to get rid of the plant pests.

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