What should I do to these pests on my parsleys? Gardeners help please..?
Question:There are white and tiny insects on my parsleys. If I use insecticide it won't be safe to eat. What should I do now, they seem to have spread over my peppers too.
Gardeners please help me, thanks!
Answers:
Blend of 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water. Add a teaspoon of liquid detergent and put in a spray bottle. Spray the leaves, top and bottom to kill off grubs and bugs.
Take a small cutting of parsley with the 'bugs' showing and put it in a sealed container for transportation to the garden centre for positive identification. Once id'd by the specialist, you will be told what [if anything] you need to do to remedy the problem bugs. Happy gardening.
Yes the couple drops of detergent in a spray bottle works well, I would not use that much vinegar, however, just a bit. If you find worms, which may be small and blackish.green when larger, do not kill them.they are parsley worms and will turn into lovely black swallowtail butterflies. They favor parsley, dill and fennel. You can collect them in a glass container with open top ventilation, feed them parsley and watch as they cocoon and emerge.let their wings unfurl and dry then release them.it's a fun project for kids. Insecticide kills butterflies and bees (boo).
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