2 Natural Insecticides Every Organic Gardener Should Have

In today’s 2 Minute Garden Tip, I show you 2 insecticides every organic gardener should have. These natural insecticides can be sourced organic, offer broad spectrum garden insect control, and when used properly, pose little risk to humans, beneficial insects, and pollinators.

In this video, we feature spinosad, one of the broadest spectrum, lowest toxicity organic insecticides for garden insects, and pyrethrin, the broadest spectrum natural garden insect killer naturally derived from pyrethrum extract from the chrysanthemum flower.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Natural Garden Insecticide Products
0:21 Spinosad Organic Insecticide
1:26 Pyrethrin Insecticide
2:32 How To Safely Organic Insecticide For Plants In Your Garden

If you have questions about organic pesticides for vegetables and fruit trees, are looking for other garden pest control methods, want to know about the things I grow in my garden, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and “garden hacks” like this, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and “how to” garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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37 Comments

@gusvortech
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I have Japanese black pines and was wondering if there is any root fungicide along the lines of pyrethrin to use.
Really liking the naturally derived stuff you have on this video, and thank you!!

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@patrickcremmins2397
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

How many times?

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@troyhayder6986
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Coffee…or lemons…

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@Hashmir2522
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I have a thrips problem on a plant and I got pyrethrin with piperonyl but the box doesn't provide the information you explained in this video and I find it quite helpful.

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@MelissaGemeny
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Duh. Stupid question from me below.

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@MelissaGemeny
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Can i use spinosad prophylactically

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@ogcconstrictors6713
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Which is better for leaf miners and other pests, pyrentherin or spinousaud, how long does it protect plant and can I use it every night??

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@danacarbone9405
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Just a thought if I use pyrethrin, I would have to spray every single day to keep the squash warm bore off of my squash.

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@CE-cz7il
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Can they be mixed together?

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@laninshki
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Hello 😊 where can we buy the same fogger you have

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@1GenXPatriot
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Can you use them both within days of each other?

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@nismo2ful
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

hi i have. plum curculio problem do this work for minimize them thank you for that info

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@ptrain9020
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

On Bonide's brand, they say to use 3-5 tablespoons per gallon of water. This is way too much and destroys your leaves.

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@chrisyoungs3896
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I told my wife that there has to be something that is organic that kills bugs. Thanks for the info. Great job!

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@stevenkerolus3865
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Hi, can you teach us how to use Natural Pyrethrin on organic garden please?

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@pilsplease7561
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I had aphids that were resistant to Neem oil as well as spinosad and they were after my cabbages something fierce.

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@eboninkdeathliquidnecrosis
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Wow thanks for the warning about cats, never using that stuff.

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@TylerMcMahan
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

It would be helpful to have links directly to the product instead of your storefront. I understand it’s good income for you but sometimes is hard for us older millennials to find the actual product in a video. 😂

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@JM.TheComposer
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

For viewers here in Canada, the Southern AG pyrethrin is nearly impossible to get, but another product "Green Earth Bio-Mist Insect Killer" is available, and appears to be identical.

But it appears Spinosad is not approved by the government.

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@OGKUSH760
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Do you use these regularly all year?? I'm new to gardening n just bought 6 fruit plants there 3 years old.

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@jocelyn3388
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I want to try using pyrethrin as an insecticide to my plants. I just want to make sure how I should dilute it. It said in the instructions for surface spray, 1 part in 9 parts of water/oil, which seems to be quite a lot. I don't want to kill my plants, so please advise and save them with your recipe 🙏🏻

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@ddgardner5671
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Nothing but info. Thanks.

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@valerie362
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I really hate to be so needy but was hoping you could answer just one more question. I genuinely appreciate your time and advice. I think I've messed up with the pyrethrin, I must have added too much of the concentrate. I believe I've burned a bunch of leaves on the cucurbits! Ack! Do you happen to know if they will grow back? It's pretty typical when I try something new lol!

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@winrockywin331
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

What’s the difference btw pyrethrum and permethrin found in Eight by Bonicide?

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@mikej5571
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Thank you, this was exactly what I needed. Now just need to figure out how to stop the rabbits and deer from destroying my garden

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@woodyriley2844
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Can you use neem oil in the fogger? My fogger comes in tomorrow and I'm excited to try it out. Thanks again for the video on it

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@innerjon
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

I never get tired of your videos. You are my go to channel for gardening 🧑‍🌾

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@hozoraelahy6102
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

4:31 minutes video in 2 minutes channel…! Ohh, one more: ur vest is 👌. But goggles is 😠.

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@amysnipes4245
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Pondering, not sure I would use either. I'm with evening neem oil and homemade insecticidal soap. (Cant eat the super hot peppers I grow, but I steep them in water and add ti insecticidal doap,)

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@amysnipes4245
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

How is Spinicid with polinators?

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@TeamDryRub8463
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

yup

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@j0nrages
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Is there a good organic solution for fungus such as powdery mildew and others? I typically water the base in the mornings but occasionally gets out of hand due to humidity

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@valerie362
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Such a small world. I recently found you and I live in Mississippi at the moment but am a 3rd generation Floridian, from Palmetto to be specific. Southern Ag, which makes the pyrethrin and copper fungicide you have in your storefront, is in Palmetto 🙂

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@mommynita
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Thanks for the info. My garden is hard-hit with white flies and flea beetles right now.
Thanks too for all the fig info. My container grown figs had an amazing yield this year thanks to your fertilizer schedule.

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@geeyoupee
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Any tips for crickets coming out at night eating your seedlings? It's pretty bad here in San Diego.

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@mmm70
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Are either of these good for grasshoppers?

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@sylvia10101
May 31, 2025 @ 3:40 pm

Thank you for the information 👍

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