It is easy to make your own white oil from vegetable oil and liquid
soap. Prepare the concentrate using the proportions below. Store in a
suitable container. Label the container, making sure to include the
dilution rate on the label for quick reference.
Ingredients
1/2litre of vegetable oil (any brand)
1/2cup Sunlight dish washing liquid
Dilution
Dilute
the above mix by placing 1 tablespoon into a litre of water. Mix well
and spray thoroughly over both sides of the foliage and onto the
offending pest.
The contents of the stored concentrate will
separate over time. Simply ensure that the concentrate is well mixed
each time before you attempt to dilute it for use. Spray as often as
required.
Use
Oil based sprays are useful in
controlling a wide range of insect pests and mites. In most cases the
oil covers the body of the insect or mite, causing it to suffocate.
Scale, aphids, pimple psyllids, mites and even young grasshoppers can
be killed by contact with the oil. In the case of citrus leaf miner,
the shiny oil coating on the leaves repels the moth responsible for
laying eggs on the new leaves of citrus plants. These eggs quickly
hatch into larvae that tunnel between the upper and lower surfaces of
the leaves causing the characteristic silvery trails and distortion of
the leaves.
Precautions
Always following the
directions as to the dilution rate as oil based sprays can burn if
applied in strong concentrations. Do not apply in hot weather. Do not
use on plants with hairy leaves, ferns or palms and reduce to half
strength on native plants with fine foliage (eg leptospermums or tea
trees). These precautions apply to home made preparations as well as
commercially available oil sprays. Commercially available preparations
are generally petroleum-based products and their use is not permitted
under organic certification.
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