How to make nicotine insecticide

Nicotiana flower

Plants, although perfectly cared for, are sometimes affected by pests; some can cause serious damage to them. But you can keep them away with homemade insecticides. Although there are many, this time we will learn everything there is to know about how to make nicotine insecticide.

If you are a regular smoker, it will be very easy to get it, but if you don't smoke, don't worry: you can also make your insecticide.

How to make an insecticide with cigarette butts

Nicotine

To make this insecticide you will need: butts, water container, soap powder, strainer or with a spray. You got it? So now let's move on to the most entertaining part 🙂.

The first thing you have to do is soak the cigarette butts in water, leaving them to soak for a maximum of two days. This will release the nicotine. You will know that it is ready when it has acquired a color similar to iced tea, at which point you will have to add powdered soap to the mixture. If you need the insecticide to last a long time, add two tablespoons for each liter of water; If not, add only half a tablespoon per liter.

Next you have to remove the butts and strain the resulting liquid, for example pouring it into a sprayer so you can use it today.

How to make an insecticide with the tobacco plant

Nicotiana tabacum

If you are not a smoker, you can choose to grow your own tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) in spring and grow them as one more plant in the garden or terrace. They grow very quickly, so for the summer, the favorite season of pests, you can already make natural tobacco insecticide. How? A) Yes:

  • Cut a couple of leaves and put them in the sun to dry.
  • When they are yellowish in color and start to be brittle, pick them up and grind them with the hands.
  • Finally, mix them with soap powder in a liter of water and pour the contents into a sprayer.

Easy right? Did you know how to make insecticide with nicotine?


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