Keeping Pests Off Plants
Diseases & Pests, Lawn and Garden, Video by Danny Lipford
Stop grasshoppers and other chewing insects from eating your plants by making them eat flour. Place three cups of all-purpose flour in a garden duster or saltshaker and then jiggle the plants to get the insects moving. Dust the insects and the leaves of the plant with the flour. When the grasshoppers and other insects eat the dusted leaves they ingest so much flour that they become sick and stop eating. After two days, rinse the flour off of the plants using a fine spray from a hose. If you leave the flour for longer than two days you risk injuring your plants. Keep in mind that the best time to dust the plants is in the morning while the plants are damp with dew. Do not use self-rising flour. The salts in this type of flour may damage your plants and they aren’t good for the soil.
