How to Make Bug Powder for Garden Vegetables
If you have a vegetable garden infested with destructive bugs, bug powder or pesticide must be applied to kill the pests. Homemade bug powder is a pesticide that is safe around your garden vegetables and domestic animals. Mixing and applying the bug powder is a simple task. Reapply the bug powder after it rains to keep the insects from eating through your vegetable garden. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Eye protection
- Dust mask
- Gloves
- Mixing bowl
- Cornstarch
- Sublime sulfur powder
- Talcum powder
- Plastic spatula
- Broom and dust pan
- Powder shaker
Instructions
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Choose a well-ventilated area to mix the bug powder. The dry ingredients create dust clouds when mixture vigorously, falling on and around your mixing area. Wear eye protection, gloves and a dust mask. Open windows to ventilate the area. The sublime sulfur powder may have an adverse effect on your eyes or may irritate your skin.
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Combine 1 cup of sublime sulfur powder, 1 cup of cornstarch and 1 cup of talcum power in a mixing bowl. Mix together slowly, to avoid dust clouds from forming, with a plastic spatula until well blended. With a broom and dust pan, sweep up excess bug powder that may fall to the floor.
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Pour the homemade bug powder into a powder shaker. Apply a thin layer to your entire vegetable garden by shaking the bug powder out of the shaker. Reapply on a weekly basis until the bugs are gone from your vegetable garden.
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Tips & Warnings
Store the bug powder in an area away from children and pets. While skin contact with the powder may not be problematic, ingestion can be harmful.
