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Old December 5, 2021   #353
paradajky
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Originally Posted by b54red View Post
I have used DE in sprays for insects and it works great with the right sprayer and concentrations. You have to have the food grade DE and you have to mix it separately in a jug with water and a bit of dish washing soap. Then you pour it through a fine strainer to get out any clumps. Once it is in the sprayer you can add more soap and I always add Permethrin for an initial knock down.

Thanks for the tips! This will be helpful.


How much DE do you use per gallon or whatever your measurements are? I can do the conversion to my sprayer then, I have only two medium sized blueberry bushes, they are absolutely infested and my efforts to spray with neem oil have been failures.
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