Green Harvest - General Purpose Spray Products

Pyrethrum plus Garlic - Natural Insect Spray
This spray contains pyrethrum to kill pest insects on contact and garlic to repel them. Use on vegetables, fruit trees and ornamental plants to control pests including thrips, aphids, cabbage moth, earwigs, ants, whitefly, flies and leafhoppers. Do not use on young seedlings. Spray on the upper surface and underside of leaves - the spray will also help flush insects out of hiding places. Breaks down quickly; withholding period is 24 hours. Leaves no harmful residues. 1L ready to use trigger pack.
Active constituents:
15g/L Garlic extract
1.2g/L Piperonyl butoxide
0.3g/L Pyrethrins

PB159

For larger areas other suitable products include: Pyrethrum and Neem

Natrasoap
Natrasoap is a soap spray made from potassium derived from vegetable oils. It is more effective than homemade soap sprays, leaves a zero residue, is totally biodegradable and will control most soft-shelled insects on contact including aphids, two-spotted mites, whiteflies, fungus gnats, thrips and mealy bugs. It works by blocking the insect's breathing pores and dissolving its outer covering, resulting in dehydration. There is no withholding period and it is non-toxic to mammals, birds and bees. Using ordinary soap as a spray should be avoided, as it will build undesirable levels of sodium in the soil and risks burning the leaves. Do not apply Natrasoap when temperatures are above 30°C. Suggested application rate is 15 - 30ml per litre of water. (150ml - 300ml in 10L)

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PB106

PB107

PB144

Spraytech Oil is a class of products applied in large scale farming applications (tractor mounted spray rigs) and used to help stick a spray to a plant's leaf surface. Combining the benefits of emulsifiable vegetable oil and non-ionic surfactants, it improves the performance of most pesticides, herbicides, insecticides or fungicides, by enveloping each chemical molecule, protecting it from breakdown in the spray vat and out in the field after application. This encapsulation will increase spray efficacy whilst reducing loss and odour. All Natrasoap labels recommend the use of Spraytech oil. Green Harvest does not stock this product as we feel for home garden applications, small frequent and targeted use of Natrasoap is more suitable and less expensive. This is in line with instructions provided with the smaller size soap spray sold as Nature's Way Mite & Insect Killer.

Eco-Oil

BFA Organic
Eco-Oil is a registered miticide/Insecticide. It is a botanical oil that contains canola oil, eucalyptus oil, melaleuca oil and several surfactants. Surfactants help the oil stick to the leaf. It controls pests by contact, so complete coverage of plants is important. For best results spray at the first sign of infestation. Repeat application may be necessary. Eco-Oil controls citrus leafminer, scale, two-spotted mite, aphids, whitefly and various sap-sucking insects. Oil sprays should not be used at temperatures above 35°C. Do not apply to plants suffering heat or moisture stress. Application rate is 5-10mL per litre of water.

How does it work?
When eco-oil is applied directly onto an insect, including aphids, mites and whiteflies it blocks the breathing holes and prevents the carbon dioxide from being expelled from the body. This effectively smothers the insect. When eco-oil is applied to citrus leaves it prevent the nocturnal citrus leafminer moth from landing and laying her eggs into the leaves. Both the smell and the oil layer left by the spray deters the moth.

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Benefits of using eco-oil

eco-oil has no significant impact on beneficial insect numbers
under sunlight eco-oil dissipates faster than petroleum-based oils, resulting in less risk of phototoxicity
there is no withholding period when sprayed on edible crops
there is no chemical residue left on plants
no protective clothing needs to be worn
it smells better than petroleum-based oils
it is manufactured in Australia using Australian grown canola oil, which helps support Australian farmers

PB155

PB116

PB150

Nature's Way Vegetable Dust Derris
Also known as Rotenone, it is a potent plant-derived insecticide, which should be handled very carefully. It has a low toxicity to beneficial insects including bees but is toxic to fish and frogs. Derris has a somewhat higher toxicity to insects than pyrethrum and is effective for a week or slightly longer. It is particularly useful for Budworms attacking corn and tomatoes as it can be dusted onto the developing fruit. It can be used on leafy vegetables, flowers and vines to control aphids, caterpillars and thrips. It comes as an easy to use shaker bottle, no mixing or spraying is required.

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PB141

Yates Tomato Dust
This product saves time as it controls insects and fungus in the one product. Insects controlled include Heliothis caterpillar (tomato grub), potato moth (tomato leaf miner), tomato mite and other mites. Fungal disease controlled include early blight (target spot), late blight and septoria leaf spot on tomatoes. It comes as an easy to use shaker bottle, no mixing or spraying is required.
Active Ingredients:

400g/kg Sulfur (S) present as elemental sulfur
40g/kg Copper (C) present as copper oxychloride
0.5g/kg Spinosad

Sulfur and Copper Oxychloride act as protectant fungicides. Sulfur is also a miticide. Spinosad, an insecticide derived from natural soil bacteria, controls tomato grubs and potato moth (tomato leaf miner).

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PB142 Reduced from $12.50 - Save $2.50

BioGarlic

BFA Organic
Pick up any garden book or magazine and you will find a recipe to make a garlic spray! BioGarlic is made from pure garlic juice. When applied, the strong garlic odour dissipates within a few minutes of application but remains offensive to insect pests. It can be applied to all plants by saturating the foliage, it is safe to use, handle and store and is non-toxic to humans and animals. The main advantage of using BioGarlic is that instead of harmful chemicals that may be hazardous to humans, animals and beneficial insects you are using a super concentrated food grade product. Mix 10 ml to 1 litre of water so that you get 23L of spray for every 230ml concentrate.

PB154

PB130

PB131

PB133

Beat-A-Bug Insect Spray - Sorry no longer available
A naturally based pesticide spray and plant food, which has a 4-way action that promotes the growth of plants and kills/repels/irritates a wide range of insect pests. It controls aphids, cabbage white butterfly, light brown apple moth, caterpillars, pear and cherry slug, rutherglen bug, earwigs, white fly and plague thrips with its mix of pyrethrum, garlic and chilli. For use on vegetables, fruit trees, ornamentals, glasshouse and indoor plants. Contains piperonyl butoxide, a synergist, which is not an allowable input according to the National Organic Standards. Avoid using on capsicum and lettuce. Product supplied as 1 Litre Ready-To-Use.

Material Safety Data Sheet

PB100

PB149

See also:
Pyrethrum
Diatomaceous Earth
Eco-Grub for Lawn Army Worm and African Black Beetle