Cochineal\u00a0is one of the most feared pests for plants, both indoor and outdoor. It appears in the form of small white or brown insects that attach themselves to leaves and stems, sucking the sap and weakening the plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Fortunately, there are\u00a0effective\u00a0natural remedies<\/strong>\u00a0to eliminate it without resorting to chemical pesticides. Here are the best methods!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marseille soap<\/strong> is one of the most used remedies to fight cochineal in a natural way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 How to use it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dissolve 10-15 g of Marseille soap<\/strong> in a litre of warm water<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spray the solution on the leaves and stem of the plant, insisting on the infested areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Repeat every 3-4 days<\/strong> until the parasite disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neem oil<\/strong> is a natural insecticide that blocks the development of cochineal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 How to use it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mix 5 ml of Neem oil<\/strong> with a liter of water<\/strong> and a few drops of liquid soap to emulsify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spray infested plants every 7 days<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n White vinegar<\/strong> is great for quickly eliminating cochineal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 How to use it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mix 100 ml of vinegar with 1 litre of water<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spray on the plants, avoiding overdoing it to avoid acidifying the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n If the cochineal is clearly visible, you can remove it manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 How to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Soak a cotton ball in denatured alcohol<\/strong> and rub it on the leaves and stem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Repeat every 3 days<\/strong> until the problem is completely eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Garlic and chili pepper infusion keeps parasites away naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2705 How to prepare it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Boil 3 cloves of garlic<\/strong> and 1 chili pepper<\/strong> in a liter of water<\/strong> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let it cool, filter and spray on the plant once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eliminating\u00a0cochineal<\/strong>\u00a0naturally is possible with ingredients such as\u00a0Marseille soap, Neem oil, vinegar and garlic and chili pepper infusion<\/strong>\u00a0. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n With regular applications and constant monitoring, your plants will return\u00a0healthy and luxuriant without the need for chemicals<\/strong>\u00a0!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cochineal\u00a0is one of the most feared pests for plants, both indoor and outdoor. It appears in the form of small white or brown insects that attach themselves to leaves and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11913"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11915,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11913\/revisions\/11915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. Marseille soap and water \ud83e\uddfc<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2. Neem Oil: The Powerful Natural Anti-Parasite \ud83c\udf3f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. White vinegar and water \ud83c\udf76<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
4. Alcohol and cotton for immediate removal \ud83c\udf76<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5. Garlic and chilli: the natural repellent \ud83c\udf36\ufe0f\ud83e\uddc4<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n