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Alcohol

Alcohol Sprays are a wonderful addition to any organic lineup. They help control aphids, thrips, scales, Flea Beatles and whiteflies. Works great for pest control on house plants with a good waxy coating on their leaves.

    When using alcohol sprays be sure to test on a few leaves first. Many plants can be damaged by this spray, especially those without a good covering of natural wax and those with tender leaves.

Materials:

Sprayer

Ingredients:

1.5 cups of 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
1 quart of water.

Making the Dormant Oil:

Mix the alcohol with the water. Adding a drop of soap will help as well. Place mixture into the spray bottle

How to use Dormant Oil:

Do not use while it is hot and the sun is shining. Late afternoon is best.

Shake Alcohol mixture. Spray on a small (test) area and wait for a few days to check for damage to plant. If the plant passes the test spray the plant from top to bottom. Make sure the plant receives plenty of water during treatment.

For scale you can use the 70% Isopropyl Alcohol at full strength. Use cotton balls to disperse by dabbing the plant in infected areas.
 

Additional Information:

70% Isopropyl Alcohol Can also replace ~1/4th - 1/2 the water in most other recipes to add more power... Just remember to follow all precautions.