What is the best, and safest, insecticide to use for home vegetable gardens?
Malathion is a good one. Not very toxic to people and will not last a long time. Have to wait about a week before you can eat the food. All that is on the label. Sevin is good too. Make sure not to mix it to strong because it will burn the leaves in the sun. It also can cause a mite problem if you use it all the time. The neat thing about seven is your can enter the spray zone as soon as it drys and eat the food one day after you spray it.
D.E. - (diatomateous earth) is a wonderful powder that deters any kind of crawly thing and is completely natural. You can buy it at any garden store in small boxes or from the pool supply store in large bags (cheaper by the pound!) As with all killing agents, please use selectively, so as not to kill any more creatures than necessary.
Home gardeners are confronted with many potential insect problems. The types of problems will depend on their location, the health of their plants, and the types of plants they grow. Depending on the type of plant, problems can range from rare to frequent. A pest management program for home gardeners should rely on proper identification of insect pests, effective use of preventive cultural controls, conservation of natural enemies, and the use of chemical controls as a last resort if other control strategies are ineffective or unavailable for a particular problem.
sevin. you could use that or plant things that naturally keep pests away.
The best natural Insecticide is burning neem leaves in ur garden it keeps the harmful insects away however doesnt kill the earthworms
