Safe Garden Insecticide - Fruit Tree Spray

Oil based fruit tree spray is a simple way to control overwintering insects in your orchard. Without care, insects can wreak havoc on fruit trees, wakening from their winter dormancy as the buds unfurl ready to be attacked. Although insecticidal soap is a good all round method of pest control, being water based it really has difficulty dealing with these pests.

You can buy safe garden insecticides which are oil based. They offer a convenient way to stop the problem of insects overwintering on our fruit trees. Or, you can make your own as follows:

Home Made Fruit Tree Spray

• Mix one pint of cooking oil with 8oz liquid soap.
• Carefully bring to the boil.
• Mix again and bottle.

To use, simply dilute with 20 parts water before spraying onto trees and shrubs.

Whether you choose to make your own, or buy an oil based fruit tree spray, the key to success is a through soaking in the Fall. This smothers insects before they become a problem for your plants.

Oil based fruit tree sprays deal with a variety of insect pests including aphids, mites (such as spider mites), codling moth, galls, leaf rollers, mealy bugs, red spiders, scale insects, treehoppers and whiteflies. Don't forget, this oil based safe garden insecticide will deal with pests on a wide range of trees - its not just for fruit trees!