Has anyone heard of using a mixture of the laundry detergent "Gain" with water to get rid of bugs?

My neighbor has told me that if you make a mixture of the laundry detergent "Gain" with water (50/50) mix it will kill most bugs. Has anyone heard of this? If so, does it work?

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Sort of I cannot speak for "Gain" in particular, but soap (actual soap, with at least some lye/animal fat in it) dissolved in water does work as an eco-friendly insecticide. Not real efficient, as you must actually hit the bugs with the spray, but it is preferred by many gardeners. ==flowergardengirl.wordpress.com/2008/02/2... just read two post on Blotanical.Com dealing with pest problems.

I fear they are making their organic bug sprays with detergent instead of real soap. Detergent’s like most of your home cleaning solutions are made with chemicals. When diluted, they clean your bugs but don’t kill them.

Most of your liquid dish cleaners are detergents and not soaps. Soap is made with animal fats and lye. Soap spray will dissolve the exoskeleton or soft bodies of the bugs you target.

The spray has to come in contact with the bug. Use perfume free Soaps with no dyes.Dr. Bronners, Ivory Soap, Fels Naptha are all soaps. Mix 1 tsp.

With 1 quart water. Dissolve the soap in the water. Wait till the afternoon when the sun is not shining on the plant and the temp has cooled a bit.

Spray the bugs directly. If you have Japenese Beetles–use 1 tbsp in a quart of water—but check this strong solution per plant first to make sure the plant can take such a strong solution. I have increased the amt of soap till I get the right amt for the bug and not kill the plant.

This is organic and you can use liquid Ivory soap without the perfumes. If you are using the bar soap—-grate it till you have a tsp or tbsp. Categories: Sources: http://flowergardengirl.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/use-real-soap-not-detergent-when-making-bug-spray/ .

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I heard on the news yesterday their getting rid o bottled water.

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