Technical Leaflet : Natural Pesticide Recipes

This leaflet presents simple, biodegradable pesticide recipes made from plants such as lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, chili, garlic, and tobacco, used to control insects, fungi, and other crop pests. It explains how to prepare, dilute, and apply each formula, with guidance on safe handling, storage, and spraying for effective, low-cost pest management in vegetable farming.

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Type of ALiSEA product Agroecology Insights
Title Technical Leaflet : Natural Pesticide Recipes
Description This leaflet presents simple, biodegradable pesticide recipes made from plants such as lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, chili, garlic, and tobacco, used to control insects, fungi, and other crop pests. It explains how to prepare, dilute, and apply each formula, with guidance on safe handling, storage, and spraying for effective, low-cost pest management in vegetable farming.
Agroecology Category
  • Input reduction and recycling
  • Soil health
Agroecology Keyword
  • Chemical input control
  • Input autonomy
  • Plant health
Contributing organisations ADSA, GRET, CIRAD, ALiSEA
Author Xiengmonechan KUNYATAM and Kolaka BOUANEDAOHEUANG
Year 2025
Type of document Success stories & cases
Language English
Spatial Information { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [102.54838651228671, 18.069018074985042] }
Country Lao PDR
Administrative Level 1 Vientiane Capital
Administrative Level 2 Naxaythong
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