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Originally Posted by MissS
I like to use a citrus spray to deter the darn things from my plants. I boil the peels of citrus fruits until the skins are soft, cool then strain into a spray bottle. Spray the foliage of the plants that the bugs are eating. They do not like the citrus oil and will fly off somewhere else to dine. You can use orange, lemon, lime or grapefruit peels for this. My best results seem to be with the grapefruit.
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What is your ratio of peels to water? Enough to cover or more? A friend of mine lives in Richland Center and her blackberries are absolutely covered in JBs. She's been battling them in her garden all summer.