How to fight the pests

Soft soap eradicates aphids - this is how it works

Soapy water has proven to be so effective in combating lice that you can now purchase the product as a finished product in specialist shops. You can make the home remedy yourself at a lower price. Recipe and application are very simple:

• 50 grams Soft soap(€ 38.84 at Amazon *) or dissolve grated curd soap in 1 liter of hot water
• If the lice infestation is severe, add two teaspoons of spirit or alcohol
• Pour the cooled solution into a spray bottle
• Repeatedly spray the maple with the soapy water until it is dripping wet

It is important to note that you only use soft soap or curd soap. Other soap products contain thickeners, fragrances, and dyes that do more harm than good to a plant.

Scare off aphids instead of killing them - this is how it works

In the near-natural home garden, no living being is sentenced to death just because it is not welcome. You do not have to tolerate an infestation with lice on the magnificent leaves on the maple tree. With an effective home remedy, you can drive the aphids away forever. This is how it works:

• Heat 1 liter of water
• Add 20 drops of tea tree oil and an emulsifier from the pharmacy
• Pour into a hand sprayer and spray repeatedly on leaves and shoots

Lice of all kinds cannot withstand the strong smell of tea tree oil for long and run away. The deterrent effect extends to ants, by the way. The clever insects enthusiastically harvest the sweet honeydew from aphids to feed themselves and their offspring. After using tea tree oil, the ants caravans on the maple are a thing of the past.