AT A GLANCE
Can basil help against aphids?
How is basil used as a natural crop protection agent?
In order to be able to use basil to combat aphids, a tea made become. For such an infusion you can use both fresh basil and the dried Use herbs: simply brew with boiling water and allow the steeped tea to cool. This infusion is then used undiluted to spray (with a standard spray bottle) the affected plants.
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Basil tea or brew works as a home remedy not only against aphids, but also against the dreaded spider mite and against the white bow tie.
How do you recognize an infestation with aphids?
An infestation with aphids can be recognized very quickly by the fact that the plant in question covered with many small animals is, which always appear in colonies and can sit on the shoots as well as on the leaves. Aphids are only a few millimeters in size and excrete sticky honeydew. They infest im
Herb garden for example chives and mint. Aphids do not always have to be black: the pests also come in other colors such as brown, white and green.Can basil itself be infested with aphids?
Although basil can be used as a natural pesticide against aphids, it is possible, that basil itself is attacked by aphids – both basil planted out in the Garden as well as bunches of herbs in the Pot on windowsills.
The reason for the infestation with aphids is the bright green color of the basil, to which the pests are almost magically attracted. In a mixed culture with, for example, thyme, rosemary or lavender, infestation with aphids is less common due to the deterrent effect of these plants.
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Provide a retreat for beneficial insects
So that no infestation with aphids occurs in the first place, it is advisable to give the beneficial insects, on whose menu the Pests stand ready to prepare a place in the garden to which they withdraw and where they linger can. For example, birds, ground beetles and also ladybugs feel in a hedge or a hollow Tree trunk very well and go from there in search of food.
