Also found that Dawn Platinum powerwash free &clear in the spray bottle immediately kills ants in trails in the house-cheap as bug spray and not toxic.
It is ☠️ to human’s proctor and gamble paid for this advertising campaign. Everyone bought it lock stock and barrel. Read the chemical list on the bottle
Do not hurt lady bugs. They eat aphids, etc. Do no harm to butterflies. They pollinate flowers and vegetable/apple flowers. In our basement we do put a shallow bucket of soapy sugar water….and camel crickets, roaches jump right in n drown.
I spray my broccoli plants with B.T. to keep the white butterflies from laying eggs on them. The caterpillars will eat my broccoli plants otherwise. B.T. Is harmless to humans and other animals and it just repels the butterflies so they will find somewhere else to lay their eggs.
I came across this use for my favorite dish soap when visiting my mom who has ants. I instinctively grabbed the Power wash when I saw a few and they immediately died. It became my weapon for them in the house and cracks in the cement. I mentioned it to my plumber and he gave the exact same explanation about the exoskeleton. It also knocked down wasps. She lives in Delaware so bugs are part of life but it’s not acceptable to me. Btw, I did get the same results with Clean Freak.
Doesn’t work in the south! I wash my 6 dogs 4 times a week with Dawn and the fleas are back within a half of day! The ONLY way is with insecticides! Nice theory tho 😢I’ve been trying everything natural for 2 years and NOTHING works!
I've been using Dawn Ultra & water in a spray bottle for years instead of the near-endless/costly variety of home spray cleaners(I add chlorine bleach to make my kitchen/bathroom mix germ-killing). And it wasn't long after starting that I found it effective against a variety of insects. Thank you for better explaining why.
@@sweetbeep At 100% Dawn will melt the grease and crud from an automobile's neglected engine and engine bay. Yet it is mild enough to wash crude oil from affected ducks fouled in an oil spill. Exact ratios are not really necessary. Chlorine bleach, however, can be disastrous to the color of fabrics if too much is used. Perhaps 'Anti-Bacterial Dawn' would be a safer, more user-friendly concentrate for most UNdescerning households. 👍
@@sweetbeep Only that EVERY family member would need to know NOT to use a sprayer with chlorine bleach added to kill bugs on carpets, couches, drapes, etc. Bugs, insects, and arachnids are not exclusive to porcelain, Formica, wood, plastic, steel, or granite surfaces.
Ive used dawn dish soap to deal with wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets for around 40 years. I like when dealing with them, to use a whole quart of soap to about three gallons of water and mix in my big sprayer and use at night to minimize getting nailed by one of the monsters.
I live in Joshua Tree, California. It's the high desert. This time of year the ants are crazy. Red, red and black, big little or otherwise. They swarm your feet quickly. Dawn stops them from climbing onto your feet. I rub it on my feet up past my ankles. It works
Done has cancer-causing agents in the dawn.Soap, so you're probably better off.Wearing socks and shdedicated.Strictly for indoor use as to not contaminate your household
I used Dawn water to remove bed bugs from our house. They die instantly. You have to spray consistently for awhile to catch them all, flip all mattresses and box springs daily. It's a lot of work but effective and way less expensive than an exterminator.
@@cliffsalisbury7714 I used just enough Dawn to barely color the water. Not very much at all. You don't want to use a lot. Just use enough to tint the water. Maybe like a tablespoon to a liter of water. Good luck!
I've been battling those sneaky little bastards for years. I spray the hell out of my place, wash everything and they always come back. I live in a old, wood apartment house. I got a new bed and have tried everything. I'm going to try this, it sounds like a winner and I don't have to deal with all that poison in my place. I get the occasional roach and mice, but they are easy to deal with....Thanks, I'll try to keep you posted on how it all goes. Time to get the latest and hopefully final battle started right now! lol
@ww2remembered9&3 A good friend of mine had a problem with them also and tried so many things. She also sprayed a diluted solution of alcohol and water along with the dawn and within a week there were no more bed bugs and she hasn’t had any since.
Dawn dish soap is literally like WD 40 in that it can solve so many issues. thanks, i've been looking for a solution to my spider mite problem on my weed plants. i'll certainly try this
I've killed 2 wasp hives this summer with Dawn & my pump sprayer. My small grandchildren visit every week & I'm pleased I didn't have to use toxic poisons in my yard.
This does work to stop what you can see, but not so much in the way of deterring new pests in most cases. If there's enough residual on some plants it Could keep certain pests away, either way it's just slightly more effort but a much better "solution" than using all the harsh chemicals that aren't good for anything to be exposed to. 😄👍
As an Industrial Mechanic for many years, I found that Dawn in your washing machine just eats up Hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, oil, grease and on regular laundry, everything comes out fresh and bright, clean as ANY special laundry detergent.
how did every one in the world forget that liquid dawn and palmolive, gain and joy dish soaps worked great for more than just washing? they are great for plants and gardens and soil beyond just insects and dirty hands. this has been common knowledge since the 1950's. master gardener jerry baker used to do pbs specials on the benefits of liquid dish soap and malt liquor. Jerry Baker's Year Round Lawn Care Summer Regular Feedings 9.03K views 13 years ago In this gardening special, Jerry takes you step-by-step through the summer gardening season, sharing his terrific tips, tricks, and tonics on regular feedings
Would/does it work for German Cockroaches? As I live in Az. And moved into a new Apartment which has Pest Control in and out all the time. I just want to find an Effective Low Cost alternative to Pesticides. Having grown up on a Farm, I know very well the Dangers of them.
I used a pressure washer with soap suds attachment filled with Dawn when cleaning vinyl siding of my house. There were multiple wasp nests behind all the widow shutters. They dropped dead on contact. May 3 out of 100 got away, but soon returned to nest, only to die
I think all kids are that way. When I young all dish soap was poison. Lol! Now most homes have dish washers and that's even poison to the kids! Hahaha!!
You have won the award for The Most Stock Video Clips in a Single Story category (in this case ,every single clip is sampled) Additionally, half of critters mentioned could be.killed or ridded if by the soap and water.
Any chance you have a steam machine? I’m not sure about spraying your mattress with water. I worry about mold growing. But that’s me. Whatever you use, vacuum your mattress afterwards. And throw all pillows and blankets in hot water wash. As hot as you can. I’ve heard of some people throwing pillows , stuffed animals, blankets etc into a large trash bag tied tightly for 24 hours prior to washing. I did all this when my daughter had head lice 25 years ago. Worked 100%
I'll take a bottle of Dawn and turn it upside down and let it drizzle in the water hose while spraying. All over the lawn and house. Also Dawn Ultra makes the BEST BIG BUBBLES!
oh thank you i was on the right track...............i now have lots of ants.........trying to claim my home........so im going to buy more dawn soap...... and let the know who the queen is of this home.........i will walk around our house and find the ant bed tooooooooooooo...............and thank you again for the info...........
You say to saturate the insects, but you show a spray(that will take forever), but if you use the streaming spray, it will saturate the bugs quicker! 🤔
I live in the UK…we don’t have Dawn dish washing liquid here…..will any other dish soap kill insects. Fairy liquid….maybe?? Some of my evergreen privet topiary has been decimated by caterpillars and spider mite
You show a fuzzy Honey bee as a wasp. Wasps are not fuzzy. The section that states Dawn solution doesn't harm beneficial insects like honey bees is inaccurate. It kills honey bees fast and I haven't found an insect it doesn't kill.
I have boring bumble bees, they are eating up my back fenced ramp as I can’t do stairs, and use a wheel chair. I haven’t had a chance this year to go and stuff the holes, I read if the babies hatch there, they come crack every year. So gotta get started, i they don’t bother much, but they are making a mess of my posts!
That is true. I have the same problem. They do return yearly. I read to flood the area with water prior to their arrival and they won’t make their nest there. This is my first year trying it.
I've already noticed the benefits of having Dawn dish soap (or the Kroger store brand version, same thing) in my house. I was having a lot of trouble with ants in my house. I switched to Dawn (green apple scent) because it was on sale. I left it uncapped for ease of use. Shortly thereafter, no more ants. I figured out why. All the standard home remedies for ants (peppermint oil, cinnamon, etc.) depend on things with a strong smell/aroma. Ants live by scent. Those strongly scented items disrupt the ants' abilities to search for food, send signals to each other, etc. Since Dawn seems to repel ants (and a lot of other bugs), there's something in it (the scents added to make it pleasant for us humans, whatever gives it it's grease-cutting power, something) that messes up the ants' scenting abilities. This is why I keep an open bottle of Dawn (actually the Kroger store brand since it's the same thing) in my house by my kitchen sink. When I need to buy some more, the old bottle goes in my bathroom (another spot the ants seem to love) so the little bit still in it can repel those little bugs. When it's time to buy another bottle again, the old bottle goes in the trash, the kitchen bottle goes in the bathroom, and the new bottle goes in the kitchen. I keep this cycle going year round. I've also noticed other bugs have either greatly reduced their numbers or disappeared altogether. All because I keep open bottles of Dawn in my kitchen and bathroom. BTW, I noticed something else interesting about a common household item. When I drive around, I usually take a can of Diet Coke (or rather, usually the Kroger store brand) with me, especially during Summer. By the time I'd get home, the drink would be warm, and there wouldn't be much left. So instead of taking it into my house to pour out into the sink, I poured it out in the grass and then took the empty can inside to dispose of properly. It didn't harm the grass, but after doing this for a few months, I started to notice something: my yard was free of fire ants! So I kept up the practice. I don't think the Diet Coke kills them. I think they don't like it for some reason (the CO2, the stuff that makes it a diet drink, whatever), so it drives them away. When I noticed fire ants starting nests on the other of my house, away from my driveway, I'd take some Diet Coke to pour on those nests. I used to do this regularly when I mowed my own grass, but since I've become unable to mow my lawn myself (I pay a neighbor who makes a little extra money by mowing grass for folks like me), I don't see any nests developing, and my neighbor just runs over them without any worries. The fire ants stay outside, so I'm not worried about them anymore. Now, here's the thing that pops into my head every once in a while: Fire ants are notoriously tough bugs. If Diet Coke is nasty enough to drive away these super-tough bugs, what's it doing to me as I drink it? Hmm... 🤔 😲 😟 😵
@@RStark-ek7mh 😱 I've never heard that! If it's true, you can't measure that against its effect on fire ants. Those are the toughest bugs I've ever run across. Diet cola doesn't kill them, but they don't like it, so they move away, and it takes a lot to make them move.
@@RStark-ek7mh Thoughts like this help to explain the resurgence of people starting their own gardens and even starting a homesteading lifestyle. They grow their own fruits and vegetables, they grow their own herbs/plants for making beverages (teas, sodas, wines, beers, etc.), and they raise their own animals for meat and eggs. They also make their own natural, organic pesticides and cleaning supplies that are not harmful to humans or animals. Personally, I want to do all of that, too.
Hello. I have been watching you for a while here on TH-cam. With all of the new regs coming up with TH-cam I have decided to leave TH-cam. Do you post your videos to any other platforms?
Its the RUBBING ALCOHOL which wasnt mentioned, which damages the exoskeletons. I try to get the strongest concentration I can. No lower than 70% concentration!
I totally agree. I started using rubbing alcohol either 50/50 or full strength about 15 years ago when I was visiting my daughter and she had a roach problem. I wanted to use something that wouldn't affect the animals. It killed roaches and ants even flies and moths on contact and I've been using it ever since.
@@mothershelper1981 Same here. Rubbing alcohol works great on bugs. Leaves no sticky residue. No lingering smells. Works instantly. evaporates in 2 minutes.
For the ants and most of the insects, the Dawn lowers the surface tension of the water so that it is able to be sucked into their spiracles (air holes though which they breathe) and they drown. I highly doubt it breaks down their exoskeleton.
@user-hx6hl9wd5v I don't know. I"ve never had to deal with roaches, but I would imagine since they must breathe too, that a variation on that technique would work. The soap would lower the surface tension of water so that it does not bead up and can enter the spiracle.
@@AlmaMullins-r1u I put rubbing alcohol, either 100% or 50/50 with water, in a spray bottle and it kills Roaches on contact cheaply and is much safer for pets and children than your standard insecticides.
Why didnt you say anything about roaches, ants is'nt the big problem these dam roaches is driving everybody crazy.,so dont post anything else until you come up with something about killing these dam roaches
@@saltwell80any dish detergent will kill roaches,but Dawn with platinums 4X will kill the pests and you don’t need alot of dawn in the spray bottle put a 1/2 inch of dawn in a spray bottle add water and go to town 😂
In all fairness, there is some very good information here, however, Dawn is not a soap; it is a detergent. I would strongly advised not to heavily saturate your plants. only use sparingly, if at all. Soaps and detergents are two different things. Soap based products are much safer on plants than detergents.
I have been using yellow dish soap like Sunlight or cheaper Walmart brand yellow soap to kill yellow jackets in my yard . I make a strong mix , about 6 tabkespoons of soap in a 750 ml.spray bottle . It kills them in about 5 seconds and kills ants instantly .
I spray pinesol around the perimeter of my basement walls. I know it sounds weird but we haven’t had one mouse in the 2-3 yrs I’ve been doing this. Exterminator is impressed. I think they hate the smell, and don’t want to cross over it.
There is a point you missed it must be a liquid when coming in contact with insect or it will not kill them . Secondly spraying on plants only works after insect has ingested said plant material so damage will occur to your crops . Soap has its place but only in preventing crop damage very poor insecticide. Also if applied too often or in too heavy of a concentration it will kill your plant!
I wish I could get rid of rats! I paid Terminix $20,000 and they have been completely unsuccessful!!! I'm at my wit's end. They are outdoors and never came inside, thank God, but they are all the same an infestation and they destroyed our a/c ducts, which cost is another $10,000! It's insane. They are smart enough to avoid traps, and they come out at night. You barely see them but they are there... Any suggestions?
Also found that Dawn Platinum powerwash free &clear in the spray bottle immediately kills ants in trails in the house-cheap as bug spray and not toxic.
It is ☠️ to human’s proctor and gamble paid for this advertising campaign. Everyone bought it lock stock and barrel. Read the chemical list on the bottle
Do not hurt lady bugs. They eat aphids, etc. Do no harm to butterflies. They pollinate flowers and vegetable/apple flowers.
In our basement we do put a shallow bucket of soapy sugar water….and camel crickets, roaches jump right in n drown.
Fleas too.
I spray my broccoli plants with B.T. to keep the white butterflies from laying eggs on them. The caterpillars will eat my broccoli plants otherwise. B.T. Is harmless to humans and other animals and it just repels the butterflies so they will find somewhere else to lay their eggs.
I came across this use for my favorite dish soap when visiting my mom who has ants. I instinctively grabbed the Power wash when I saw a few and they immediately died. It became my weapon for them in the house and cracks in the cement. I mentioned it to my plumber and he gave the exact same explanation about the exoskeleton. It also knocked down wasps. She lives in Delaware so bugs are part of life but it’s not acceptable to me. Btw, I did get the same results with Clean Freak.
Also....don't waste money on expensive flea bath shampoos. Suds up pet with Dawn, wait 5 minutes and rinse. It works!
Not with some breeds that have dry skin
Add a touch of baking soda for soft fur and decrease dog wash odors.
Works well on cats.
Thank you. Today is bath time .
Doesn’t work in the south! I wash my 6 dogs 4 times a week with Dawn and the fleas are back within a half of day! The ONLY way is with insecticides! Nice theory tho 😢I’ve been trying everything natural for 2 years and NOTHING works!
I've been using Dawn Ultra & water in a spray bottle for years instead of the near-endless/costly variety of home spray cleaners(I add chlorine bleach to make my kitchen/bathroom mix germ-killing). And it wasn't long after starting that I found it effective against a variety of insects. Thank you for better explaining why.
Could you share your recipes please? (Ratios). Thank you!
@@sweetbeep At 100% Dawn will melt the grease and crud from an automobile's neglected engine and engine bay. Yet it is mild enough to wash crude oil from affected ducks fouled in an oil spill. Exact ratios are not really necessary. Chlorine bleach, however, can be disastrous to the color of fabrics if too much is used. Perhaps 'Anti-Bacterial Dawn' would be a safer, more user-friendly concentrate for most UNdescerning households. 👍
@@douglaselliott8298 what do you mean undiscerning?
@@sweetbeep Only that EVERY family member would need to know NOT to use a sprayer with chlorine bleach added to kill bugs on carpets, couches, drapes, etc. Bugs, insects, and arachnids are not exclusive to porcelain, Formica, wood, plastic, steel, or granite surfaces.
@Rooster-zv8nf ok thanks so much
Ive used dawn dish soap to deal with wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets for around 40 years. I like when dealing with them, to use a whole quart of soap to about three gallons of water and mix in my big sprayer and use at night to minimize getting nailed by one of the monsters.
I live in Joshua Tree, California. It's the high desert. This time of year the ants are crazy. Red, red and black, big little or otherwise. They swarm your feet quickly. Dawn stops them from climbing onto your feet. I rub it on my feet up past my ankles. It works
Done has cancer-causing agents in the dawn.Soap, so you're probably better off.Wearing socks and shdedicated.Strictly for indoor use as to not contaminate your household
Out here in Acton, ants are insane, been using Raid as immediate remedy 😐
I used Dawn water to remove bed bugs from our house. They die instantly. You have to spray consistently for awhile to catch them all, flip all mattresses and box springs daily. It's a lot of work but effective and way less expensive than an exterminator.
could you give the ratio of dawn to water?
@@cliffsalisbury7714 I used just enough Dawn to barely color the water. Not very much at all. You don't want to use a lot. Just use enough to tint the water. Maybe like a tablespoon to a liter of water. Good luck!
I've been battling those sneaky little bastards for years. I spray the hell out of my place, wash everything and they always come back. I live in a old, wood apartment house. I got a new bed and have tried everything. I'm going to try this, it sounds like a winner and I don't have to deal with all that poison in my place. I get the occasional roach and mice, but they are easy to deal with....Thanks, I'll try to keep you posted on how it all goes. Time to get the latest and hopefully final battle started right now! lol
@@ww2remembered983are they gone now?
@ww2remembered9&3
A good friend of mine had a problem with them also and tried so many things. She also sprayed a diluted solution of alcohol and water along with the dawn and within a week there were no more bed bugs and she hasn’t had any since.
Dawn dish soap is literally like WD 40 in that it can solve so many issues. thanks, i've been looking for a solution to my spider mite problem on my weed plants. i'll certainly try this
Neem oil works better, just be sure to stop using it 2 weeks before you take them down. Those mites are little bastards, LOL!
THANKS ARE LOTS FOR THIS WONDERFUL FANTASTIC RECIPE
I've killed 2 wasp hives this summer with Dawn & my pump sprayer. My small grandchildren visit every week & I'm pleased I didn't have to use toxic poisons in my yard.
I do my laundry with dawn, comes so nice n clean. Ones a month I wash my hair to remove residual from my hair dyed
This does work to stop what you can see, but not so much in the way of deterring new pests in most cases. If there's enough residual on some plants it Could keep certain pests away, either way it's just slightly more effort but a much better "solution" than using all the harsh chemicals that aren't good for anything to be exposed to.
😄👍
Thank you for your tips about soapy Dawn Dish Soap as soapy solution for everything, this is absolutely important....l will start immediately.....
You just made this lady happy 🎉😊 8:27
Learned a lot from this video. Thank you for sharing.
As an Industrial Mechanic for many years, I found that Dawn in your washing machine just eats up Hydraulic fluid, transmission fluid, oil, grease and on regular laundry, everything comes out fresh and bright, clean as ANY special laundry detergent.
how did every one in the world forget that liquid dawn and palmolive, gain and joy dish soaps worked great for more than just washing? they are great for plants and gardens and soil beyond just insects and dirty hands. this has been common knowledge since the 1950's. master gardener jerry baker used to do pbs specials on the benefits of liquid dish soap and malt liquor. Jerry Baker's Year Round Lawn Care Summer Regular Feedings 9.03K views 13 years ago
In this gardening special, Jerry takes you step-by-step through the summer gardening season, sharing his terrific tips, tricks, and tonics on regular feedings
I use Dawn, Vinegar and sugar in a small dish plate placed by the back door and front door It will be filled with dead flies within 2 hours
yep, i told Dawn folks about that some 10 years ago and they replied "you should use it as it is made"
How long does Dawn dish detergent last against the red walls before you have to respray it
Would/does it work for German Cockroaches? As I live in Az. And moved into a new Apartment which has Pest Control in and out all the time. I just want to find an Effective Low Cost alternative to Pesticides.
Having grown up on a Farm, I know very well the Dangers of them.
Have you ever used the recipe of egg yolk + boric acid + sugar? They come out to eat it and bring it back to their nest and then die.
@@sweetbeep no, haven't tried it but, will thanks.
I use Dawn, water and 20 drops of tea tree essential oil to get ride of all the lantern flies, they are horrible in my area this year.
Thanks for your advice i enjoyed it so much things that we can use as home remedies very interesting ❤❤
I used a pressure washer with soap suds attachment filled with Dawn when cleaning vinyl siding of my house. There were multiple wasp nests behind all the widow shutters. They dropped dead on contact. May 3 out of 100 got away, but soon returned to nest, only to die
My children think that Dawn dish soap is deadly. You should see their fear when told to do dishes😂
I think all kids are that way. When I young all dish soap was poison. Lol! Now most homes have dish washers and that's even poison to the kids! Hahaha!!
@@lonettehendrick9836 🤣
The duck on the bottle won't calm them? 😅
Lol...too funny😂
You have won the award for The Most Stock Video Clips in a Single Story category (in this case ,every single clip is sampled)
Additionally, half of critters mentioned could be.killed or ridded if by the soap and water.
If you are using it in your laundry....how much should you use per load?
Does this method works for bed bugs? If so how do i use the Dawn Soap to do so
Any chance you have a steam machine? I’m not sure about spraying your mattress with water. I worry about mold growing. But that’s me.
Whatever you use, vacuum your mattress afterwards. And throw all pillows and blankets in hot water wash. As hot as you can. I’ve heard of some people throwing pillows , stuffed animals, blankets etc into a large trash bag tied tightly for 24 hours prior to washing. I did all this when my daughter had head lice 25 years ago.
Worked 100%
I have a bottle ready for nasty stink bugs! Make sure to spray underneath them.
I'll take a bottle of Dawn and turn it upside down and let it drizzle in the water hose while spraying. All over the lawn and house. Also Dawn Ultra makes the BEST BIG BUBBLES!
oh thank you i was on the right track...............i now have lots of ants.........trying to claim my home........so im going to buy more dawn soap...... and let the know who the queen is of this home.........i will walk around our house and find the ant bed tooooooooooooo...............and thank you again for the info...........
Ants hate peppermint, sprinkle the oil wherever you see them getting in from
Please don't spray honey bees!
🎯🎯🎯
I am very careful to let honey bees do their thing .I like using their 'products' in my tea and cereals etc. They love the clover in my yard.
Save da bee 🐝 and the children
I love the 🐝 🐝🐝💛
I have honey bees. My lawn will turn totally yellow with dandelions as it's the first pollen they get.
You say to saturate the insects, but you show a spray(that will take forever), but if you use the streaming spray, it will saturate the bugs quicker! 🤔
I've tried dawn dish "water" in the spray bottle (I also add some clove oil drops) to kill ant hills! The clove oil drops also deters cats! 😼😊
Thats awesome I never knew that Dawn good work for all these things thank you for the video
Will the chemicals in Dawn hurt, injure, kill dogs
I love this product, however for all the things it does , is it ok for us?
the ceos want you dead because of climate change. of course it's not good for humans
Just don’t ingest it.
🙏🥰thank you l will share this is easier it doesn't cost that much
Does it have to be dawn or do other dush soaps work as well?
I use the generic Dawn. Same thing and less money 😊
Dollar stores carry dawn
I live in the UK…we don’t have Dawn dish washing liquid here…..will any other dish soap kill insects. Fairy liquid….maybe??
Some of my evergreen privet topiary has been decimated by caterpillars and spider mite
Clean Freak worked on roaches
Never heard of clean freak
Insects dont discriminate brands. Any detergent would work.
You show a fuzzy Honey bee as a wasp. Wasps are not fuzzy. The section that states Dawn solution doesn't harm beneficial insects like honey bees is inaccurate. It kills honey bees fast and I haven't found an insect it doesn't kill.
Dawn contains chemicals that are toxic. It’s a “product “ from a Big Corporation.
Love this detergent ❤ no more roaches and other insect. And that's very well the dishes.
I wonder if it’s good for getting rid of fleas.
Will it kill roaches?
Will this work with roaches and those big water bug looking roaches, too?
Got to try it thanks you for sharing
Thank you for the information.
I have boring bumble bees, they are eating up my back fenced ramp as I can’t do stairs, and use a wheel chair. I haven’t had a chance this year to go and stuff the holes, I read if the babies hatch there, they come crack every year. So gotta get started, i they don’t bother much, but they are making a mess of my posts!
That is true. I have the same problem. They do return yearly. I read to flood the area with water prior to their arrival and they won’t make their nest there. This is my first year trying it.
Thank you for such😊 great information!!!
I've already noticed the benefits of having Dawn dish soap (or the Kroger store brand version, same thing) in my house.
I was having a lot of trouble with ants in my house. I switched to Dawn (green apple scent) because it was on sale. I left it uncapped for ease of use. Shortly thereafter, no more ants. I figured out why.
All the standard home remedies for ants (peppermint oil, cinnamon, etc.) depend on things with a strong smell/aroma. Ants live by scent. Those strongly scented items disrupt the ants' abilities to search for food, send signals to each other, etc.
Since Dawn seems to repel ants (and a lot of other bugs), there's something in it (the scents added to make it pleasant for us humans, whatever gives it it's grease-cutting power, something) that messes up the ants' scenting abilities.
This is why I keep an open bottle of Dawn (actually the Kroger store brand since it's the same thing) in my house by my kitchen sink. When I need to buy some more, the old bottle goes in my bathroom (another spot the ants seem to love) so the little bit still in it can repel those little bugs. When it's time to buy another bottle again, the old bottle goes in the trash, the kitchen bottle goes in the bathroom, and the new bottle goes in the kitchen. I keep this cycle going year round.
I've also noticed other bugs have either greatly reduced their numbers or disappeared altogether. All because I keep open bottles of Dawn in my kitchen and bathroom.
BTW, I noticed something else interesting about a common household item. When I drive around, I usually take a can of Diet Coke (or rather, usually the Kroger store brand) with me, especially during Summer. By the time I'd get home, the drink would be warm, and there wouldn't be much left. So instead of taking it into my house to pour out into the sink, I poured it out in the grass and then took the empty can inside to dispose of properly. It didn't harm the grass, but after doing this for a few months, I started to notice something: my yard was free of fire ants! So I kept up the practice.
I don't think the Diet Coke kills them. I think they don't like it for some reason (the CO2, the stuff that makes it a diet drink, whatever), so it drives them away.
When I noticed fire ants starting nests on the other of my house, away from my driveway, I'd take some Diet Coke to pour on those nests. I used to do this regularly when I mowed my own grass, but since I've become unable to mow my lawn myself (I pay a neighbor who makes a little extra money by mowing grass for folks like me), I don't see any nests developing, and my neighbor just runs over them without any worries. The fire ants stay outside, so I'm not worried about them anymore. Now, here's the thing that pops into my head every once in a while:
Fire ants are notoriously tough bugs. If Diet Coke is nasty enough to drive away these super-tough bugs, what's it doing to me as I drink it?
Hmm...
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@@RStark-ek7mh 😱
I've never heard that! If it's true, you can't measure that against its effect on fire ants. Those are the toughest bugs I've ever run across. Diet cola doesn't kill them, but they don't like it, so they move away, and it takes a lot to make them move.
@@RStark-ek7mh
Thoughts like this help to explain the resurgence of people starting their own gardens and even starting a homesteading lifestyle. They grow their own fruits and vegetables, they grow their own herbs/plants for making beverages (teas, sodas, wines, beers, etc.), and they raise their own animals for meat and eggs. They also make their own natural, organic pesticides and cleaning supplies that are not harmful to humans or animals.
Personally, I want to do all of that, too.
💅Great for tick and flees also but i use 90 percent rubbing achol
How do you use it for ticks?
Thanks for sharing 👍 Very much appreciated 👍
Does it remove sow bugs as well?
SOW BUGS ARE HARMLESS AND BENEFICIAL! DON'T HURT THEM, PLEASE!
Hello. I have been watching you for a while here on TH-cam. With all of the new regs coming up with TH-cam I have decided to leave TH-cam. Do you post your videos to any other platforms?
Very Informative video !!!!👍🏽
I learned something that I never know
Would Dawn work on killing Roaches?
yes
I spray flies constantly with it.
Its the RUBBING ALCOHOL which wasnt mentioned, which damages the exoskeletons. I try to get the strongest concentration I can. No lower than 70% concentration!
I totally agree. I started using rubbing alcohol either 50/50 or full strength about 15 years ago when I was visiting my daughter and she had a roach problem. I wanted to use something that wouldn't affect the animals. It killed roaches and ants even flies and moths on contact and I've been using it ever since.
@@mothershelper1981 Same here. Rubbing alcohol works great on bugs. Leaves no sticky residue. No lingering smells. Works instantly. evaporates in 2 minutes.
Will this work on spiders? Inside and outside! I really don’t want to use chemicals.
Dawn dish soap is a chemical.
Yes
Yes
@@whyohwhy9679there's chemicals and then there's chemicals, learn the difference 😅
The dish soap will leave a residue. Alcohol in a spray bottle will get the job done and evaporate in 2 minutes leaving no sticky residue.
For the ants and most of the insects, the Dawn lowers the surface tension of the water so that it is able to be sucked into their spiracles (air holes though which they breathe) and they drown. I highly doubt it breaks down their exoskeleton.
She didn't mention roaches. Does it work on roaches?
@user-hx6hl9wd5v I don't know. I"ve never had to deal with roaches, but I would imagine since they must breathe too, that a variation on that technique would work. The soap would lower the surface tension of water so that it does not bead up and can enter the spiracle.
@@AlmaMullins-r1u I put rubbing alcohol, either 100% or 50/50 with water, in a spray bottle and it kills Roaches on contact cheaply and is much safer for pets and children than your standard insecticides.
If you mix dawn dish soap with water, will it get rid of roaches .
Yes it will
Why didnt you say anything about roaches, ants is'nt the big problem these dam roaches is driving everybody crazy.,so dont post anything else until you come up with something about killing these dam roaches
@@saltwell80 It's my first time watching this video. So, I just thought I'd ask.
@@saltwell80any dish detergent will kill roaches,but Dawn with platinums 4X will kill the pests and you don’t need alot of dawn in the spray bottle put a 1/2 inch of dawn in a spray bottle add water and go to town 😂
@@saltwell80put them in a wire basket and fry 'em up in the deep fryer. 😂
How do you get rid of fleas in your yard in the grass?
The power of diatomaceous earth for killing fleas in the home and yard has been proven over the years.
I wan this
Buy the yard spray
You can get rid of fleas in the yard by spreading powdered lime and diatimatze earth which you can get both at any home improvement store ..
any dish soap will do
Does it safe for honey bees
So what will the soap do to cats that eat the grass after it’s sprayed with soapy water solution?¿?¿?¿?
Why does everyone say “Dawn” ? You can use any liquid dish soap right?
I think dawn is the best not sure why possibly the thickness? Not sure but I've tried several for many different things and dawn works best.
Theres something in Dawn not in other soap. In Maryland its used on highways oil spills. Will say it destroys odors on dishes etc.
Reminder "must be direct on contact"
In all fairness, there is some very good information here, however, Dawn is not a soap; it is a detergent. I would strongly advised not to heavily saturate your plants. only use sparingly, if at all. Soaps and detergents are two different things. Soap based products are much safer on plants than detergents.
Good advice
What is so different about Dawn that it is better than Palmolive or any other dish soap.
Good question!🤨
I have been using yellow dish soap like Sunlight or cheaper Walmart brand yellow soap to kill yellow jackets in my yard . I make a strong mix , about 6 tabkespoons of soap in a 750 ml.spray bottle . It kills them in about 5 seconds and kills ants instantly .
Other brands of dish liquid ( washing up liquid in some countries) work as well. 😂😂😂
Not anymore !! They've been watering it down for the past few years 😮
@@unclejack41 We now have downsizing for many things we buy and double the price. What a deal , and it's "only" $999.99 ! 🙂
That's all good and everything but how do you kill a tick
Don't have down soap can't I use it instead fairy soap
I just tried this with ants a couple of days ago. Works great, now I don't have to use my gasoline or ammonia.
What about pets? Are they safe from the other ingredients?
Also, the birds in the environment? I want to get rid of mosquitos but not harm the birds.
Dawn is safe for birds.
Dawn is safe for birds and mammals.
Thanks for sharing
I dont see how this would work effectively for ground moles
I imagine it eventually gets rid of their food source like grubs and worms
Yes sprite cat dragonflies! They eat mosquitos.
WILL IT KILL CARPENTER BEES?
What’s the best method for getting rid of mice inside the house?
A cat
A MOUSE TRAP.😊
I spray pinesol around the perimeter of my basement walls. I know it sounds weird but we haven’t had one mouse in the 2-3 yrs I’ve been doing this. Exterminator is impressed. I think they hate the smell, and don’t want to cross over it.
What happened to the solution against mice and other pests
From wher to get this
Also add in some orange essential oil. Gets rid of fire ants in a hurry.
Most of these bug are harmless just leave them alone outdoors except roaches mosquitoes red bugs I rarely see ticks.👍👍
There is a point you missed it must be a liquid when coming in contact with insect or it will not kill them . Secondly spraying on plants only works after insect has ingested said plant material so damage will occur to your crops . Soap has its place but only in preventing crop damage very poor insecticide. Also if applied too often or in too heavy of a concentration it will kill your plant!
Does this hurt bees?
What about cockroaches
I wish I could get rid of rats! I paid Terminix $20,000 and they have been completely unsuccessful!!! I'm at my wit's end. They are outdoors and never came inside, thank God, but they are all the same an infestation and they destroyed our a/c ducts, which cost is another $10,000! It's insane. They are smart enough to avoid traps, and they come out at night. You barely see them but they are there... Any suggestions?
Cats?
I'm sorry I shared this now.
I had to sit through to many ads! 😤
Anything to use to kill moths
flying in house ?
Thank you
How about grasshoppers?
That is increíble I love this información.
👍🙏🇺🇸👍🙏🇺🇸
what about ear wigs?
Worked on stinkbugs too.
Anyone know if it takes care of cicadas? They are terrible in SC this year.
any soap
How about White flies?