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Wolfen šŸŗ

Ssoo i really dislike neem oil, mainly for its negative environmental impacts, and impact on bees, fish and tadpoles, but also it's smell šŸ¤¢. I've been using up the last of a Neem/castille/alcohol mix i had before I switched, but after the 2 mealy bugs just waltzed out of the soil after drenching it with it šŸ™„. I'm just going to dump it. I have growsafe, but I primarily use that for TC. Has anyone used Arber pesticide? I've used their fungicide and liked it, but haven't used the pest spray for any period of time. Or have any other recommendations i can research

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  1. eatyacarbs

    ugh i also hate the smell and no one ever talks about it!

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    • Wolfen šŸŗ

      It's so so bad

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  2. Mugsy

    I use the Arber pesticide as a preventative with each watering, I canā€™t say Iā€™ve used it as a spray to attack live pest infestation. I love that itā€™s organic and the scent is very manageable (better than its fungicide smell IMO).

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  3. 9s

    My favorite product is mitex for most pests! Smells like Christmas to me and made with natural oils. I always follow with captain jacks.

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  4. Moe

    I use Arber it worked pretty well for me. It does seem to be a great prevention sprayed. It did take out the Thrips I had. For the mealybugs bug I had to use it lot. As well as rubbing alcohol solution to really cut them back. The plants don't mind the spray really at all, but the flowers that's a different story. Quite a few fell off after spraying them. Overall I like it the smell isn't to strong, neither.

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  5. Claire5904

    Neem smells like a combo of rubber and vomit to me. Sorry for the grossness. Also I have found all of Arbers products to be great but if you have a very large collection you will go thru it really fast.

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    • Wolfen šŸŗ

      That was another concern, I have over 200 plants šŸ˜¬

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  6. J

    I use PureCrop1 and find it very effective against spider mites, whiteflies, and aphids (havenā€™t had any other pests yet, luckily). It is claimed to be effective against pretty much any plant-eating insects but does not harm beneficial bugs. Also very safe for people and pets, and can be used on food crops as well as house plants. No smell, no residue left on leaves, no need to rinse the plant afterwards. Now for the downsides: kind of expensive, have to order it online (your local garden center wonā€™t have it), you have to dilute it before use, and the pH is crazy high (around 10) if you just use the dilution as is. Some plants can handle it but some get burned, especially the flowers. To adjust the pH down to about 6.5 - 7.0 you have to use citric acid, not phosphoric acid, so you canā€™t use the convenient product called ā€œpH Downā€ because itā€™s a phosphate buffer. (I saw a similar product that uses citrate buffer instead of phosphate but I canā€™t remember its name). If you donā€™t have a pH meter or pH paper, you should test the diluted PureCrop1 on a few leaves of each type of plant to see if the plants can tolerate the stuff at pH 10. I donā€™t mind the hassle and I like the other properties of this product, but I can see how it might not work for everybody. Good luck!

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    • J

      Sorry, I should have said itā€™s effective against soft-bodied plant-eating insects. I donā€™t think it works on beetles and Iā€™m not sure about caterpillars.

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    • Michelle

      Commenting to refer to this later!

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