tobacco juice for common pests?

[twoguysupnorth]

i dont have the problem yet, but i am lookin forward to prevent it. soon i will have to bring in some plants from outdoors(several types, houseplants ect.) they will/might be in the same room. the question is, does tobacco juice work on mites and common pests in a grow enviroment? i have plenty of tobacco because the dried out stuff in the bottom of the bag isnt good for smoking anyway, could i make a tea out of this and expect to have good results with bug controll?

twoguysupnorth Reviewed by twoguysupnorth on 07-29-2007. tobacco juice for common pests? i dont have the problem yet, but i am lookin forward to prevent it. soon i will have to bring in some plants from outdoors(several types, houseplants ect.) they will/might be in the same room. the question is, does tobacco juice work on mites and common pests in a grow enviroment? i have plenty of tobacco because the dried out stuff in the bottom of the bag isnt good for smoking anyway, could i make a tea out of this and expect to have good results with bug controll? Rating: 5

[keeko]

im not sure on what other chemicals are in it but i know neemoil is helpful for prevention and taking care of mites and other pests....its fairly cheep too

[the image reaper]

i dont have the problem yet, but i am lookin forward to prevent it. soon i will have to bring in some plants from outdoors(several types, houseplants ect.) they will/might be in the same room. the question is, does tobacco juice work on mites and common pests in a grow enviroment? i have plenty of tobacco because the dried out stuff in the bottom of the bag isnt good for smoking anyway, could i make a tea out of this and expect to have good results with bug controll?

yup, steep it for awhile, spray it on the plant, especially on the underside of the leaves ... I can't tell you how well it works, only that it is an old stand-by ... if you put a drop of detergent in there with it, it helps it stick to the plant better ... my neighbor got spidermites, used Neem Oil religiously, never did get rid of them ... I live next door, have one No-Pest Strip hanging up, never had a bug ... :smokin: (yeah, I know, they ain't organic)

[twoguysupnorth]

it doesnt bother me if something isnt completly organic, i just like to try and stay mosly organic.lol, with all the booze i drink and cigs i smoke, i have to make up for it somewhere. i knew about neem oil, thanks though. i was just curious how well tobacco worked. luckily ive never had a bug problem,except for gnats once. ill want to be carefull not to jinx myself. i have too many house plants for the amout of windows i have so i was thinking that just leaving them in the room with the lights will keep them healthy through the winter. im just about ready to move my vegging mother and a few clones back indoors before the start to flower, which will be soon.

[texas grass]

thats a good question twoguysupnorth. i recently started rolling my own cigs when they put the $ tax hike in texas. i dont like to smoke the dried out powdery tobacco(american spirit all natural no addatives)either. i will give it a shot one day, let me know how it goes

[wesley willis]

i killed off my spider mite infestation on my first grow using cig juice. works pretty good actually.

[foxysox]

Tobacco extract is effective against pests but I personally would avoid it for the risk of Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
It's unlikely, but possible.

Neem, garlic, fish oil, pyrethrin, citrus oil, and hot pepper sprays are all organic (check the label for OMRI listing if you would like to be strict) and should not carry the potential for disease.

[twoguysupnorth]

i have never thought of mosaic virus, but as of yet i still dont have bugs.(knock on wood,lol)i just new it was suposedly what some people used.(nicotine kills bugs) and it is a natural tobacco with no additives. i dont know about pesticides though. looks like cigs are getting another tax hike real soon. we bought a machine and buy bags of tobacco and tubes, it is less than half the price of buying prepackaged smokes and none of the taxes.

[mustang671]

Tobacco extract is effective against pests but I personally would avoid it for the risk of Tobacco Mosaic Virus.
It's unlikely, but possible.

Neem, garlic, fish oil, pyrethrin, citrus oil, and hot pepper sprays are all organic (check the label for OMRI listing if you would like to be strict) and should not carry the potential for disease.

No there is No or very very very small chance if any of infecting your plants with Tobacco Mosaic Virus TMV is a virus that attacks the tobacco plant its self it is easy for the growers to spot and then killed. All tobacco co. in the us must test crops for it. So unless you can get the virus from a lab and then infect your growing tobacco plant then harvest it dry it cure it and then make some tobacco juice you never have too worry about it.