Soapy water

[klinej50]

So soapy water is supposed to be a natural way to get rid of bugs and my mom wants to put it on the hibiscus plant that I feed the torts from. Do y'all think this is okay?

 

[hunterk997]

Soap isn't necessarily a "natural" way. You could probably look up true natural remedies to get rid of bugs or insects.


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[johnsonnboswell]

Depends on the soap and if it can be rinsed completely off.

 

[klinej50]

What soap would you recommend? Or would you recommend trying something else?

 

[ascott]

Also....need to know what type of bugs you are trying to get rid of??? Soap can kill a plant as well as bugs...it also can contaminate the soil...so have to be careful how much you use and of what kind...sometimes the bugs are actually a helpful mate to the tort in that it removes and decomposes foul stuff to keep the soil actually healthier...

 

[klinej50]

I have no idea what kind of bug it is.. It's pretty big and has like a black patch with spots. I will try and get a picture of it tomorrow, it shouldn't be hard there are a million.

 

[ascott]

ooooo, I love a mystery...seriously, I am ill that way....lol