Tabacco juice is a very effective insect killer and repellent.

However, tabacco juice is also a very efficient weed killer.

Tobacco leaf farmers have no pesticide or weed problems. It is because of this weed killing function that I wouldn;t use it.

However, if you do it, a good prep I have read is...

Take about 5 oinches of chewing tobacco, boil in 1 gallon water for 5 minutes...Let cool one hour.

Strain thru some bitches pantyhose or something similar and there is your insecticide.

I would try it on a few leaves first...

But with mites, you gotta get the eggs.

Hell soap and water will kill the mites....but soap / nicotine / neem oil / etc...won;t kill the eggs...

I have heard using sulpher, as you would in mold control, will kill the eggs but have not tried it. The smell is just too bad...

That dimetrious earth or whatever it is can be placed in a bottle and 'poofed' under the leaves...it will slice right thru the eggs...but makes a hell of a mess.

its the eggs...gotta get them as their hatching and right after they hatch...they get really dark prior to hatching. With a really good scope, you can see the discarded shells....disgusting....
HARDDON Reviewed by HARDDON on . is this good to use for mites garden safe for spider mites is it any good-and good to use during flowering any insight and response is greatly appreciated Rating: 5