the guy Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I have been thinking of alternative ways of ridding my house-plants of aphids and it occurred to me that nicotine is a widely used insecticide. Having seen many of the stop-smoking nicotine mouth sprays 'Nicorette Quickmist' on sale in pharmacies, I began to wonder whether, in this form, it would make an effective insecticide mist spray. Any advice/ thoughts on the matter would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I think it would be prohibitively expensive (£14.89 for 150 ml!). What about buying tobacco leaves or even gather up cigarette butts and put some in a spray bottle with water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think that, in the UK at least, that would be technically illegal under the control of pesticides regs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guy Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Really? Even on indoor plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Really? Even on indoor plants? CCTV is everywhere. You might even be attempting to mist one of their hidden cameras as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the guy Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 CCTV is everywhere. You might even be attempting to mist one of their hidden cameras as we speak. I've heard it raises the operating speed and increases electron flow in the camera, eventually leading to physical dependence, and camera withdrawal symptoms such as jerkiness of the panning motion and slow frame-rate if one stops spraying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Why spend money? Find a full ashtray, stew some fag ends in water for a while and spray that resulting concoction. Don't make it too strong because it might harm the plants. It will not smell very nice...to put it mildly. A more pleasant alternative would be 6 tablespoons of dish soap in a gallon of water seems to be a common method amongst organic gardeners. Edited April 5, 2013 by StringJunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampares Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Why spend money? Find a full ashtray, stew some fag ends in water for a while and spray that resulting concoction The anticipation of the results is all there is with this method. Nicotine is either no longer sold as a pesticide (regulated by the EPA) or is no longer permissible in certified organic agriculture. I'll be honest as I have experimented a little with nicotine and its effects on plants and animals: it does practically nothing at least at levels that are not potentially intoxicating. Nicotine or tobacco does not seem to have an effect on a healthy honey bee in the close environment, i.e. they are not bothered by cigar smoke. I don't think they smoke but if they did it would not kill them. The most likely effective usage would be on earthworms. This would be in conjunction to other methods. If you want a good pest deterrent: a lime and a lemon some oil ... I like soybean, olive oil is nice but can be so rich, whatever put those in a blender with water It's OK smelling but can be bitter. Edited April 8, 2013 by vampares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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