Apply Oil Now for Decreased Pest Problems in Summer

Why play catch-up this summer? Take care of pests now. Oils sprayed on fruit trees, landscape trees and shrubs will reduce pests this season. And houseplants! You don't have to spray the entire plant if you can't reach it. Focus on the trunk or trunks, the base of the plant where it meets the soil and lower limbs. Suffocates aphids, scale insects, whiteflies, mites and many other soft-bodied insects that decided your yard is a winter resort. Many horticulturists consider these oils to be the most important sprays for the coming year.

cochineal scale of opuntia cactus

Oleander scale

brown citrus scale

brown citrus scale

These are specially formulated oils aimed at suffocating pests while they wait for warmer weather. They used to be called "dormant oils" but that term is old fashioned. The oils nowadays are much safer for plants and can be sprayed any time temperatures are below 90F. But now is a great time because insects don't move around much or fly.

This is the pint size, suitable for just a few trees and shrubs. Mix about one ounce per gallon of finished spray.

This is the 2 1/2 gallon size and good for many plants or can be shared. The rate is the same, about one ounce per gallon of spray. It does not go bad. Stores forever!

Viragrow Delivers!

Trees and Shrubs Turning Yellow? They May Need and Iron Spray

Iron Chelate for Foliar Applications. This iron chelate dissolves in water for liquid applications to the foliage of plants that are yellow from a lack of available iron.

Older Soils May Need a Kickstart with Humic Acid

Humic Acid, 8%, Cold Water Processed. Humic acids are found when organic matter is composted and converted to humus.They are depleted in older soils that have been cropped. You may need to rejuvinate them.

Why Do I Need Bt in My Garden?

B.t. a natural insecticide that does not kill insects quickly but in a day or two.

It kills ONLY the larvae (grub or worm form) of adult insects that become moths or butterfly pests. Most adult forms of moths that are garden pests do their damage in the larva stage, not the adult. The primary mission of the adult is to mate and lay eggs.

Why Do I Need Neem in My Garden?

Neem acts as a natural insecticide in several different ways but it will not give you the quick killing action of some fast acting insecticides such as insecticidal soap. First, Neem is an oil. When oils are used to kill insects it smothers very small insects with a layer that interferes with their uptake of oxygen so they suffocate.