DIY Homemade spray to get rid of and kill Spotted Lanternflies ! Non toxic !

[@anthonybattle5209]

I like the complete effort you put into your task.

[@TheRealStacker]

Dude it worked! I'm having a blast. Unaliving them by the dozens. They are so dramatic when they go.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@TheRealStacker glad to hear. Yes, it seems like they want to attack you as well lol.

[@garyreneker6226]

White Vinegar is a great plant killer.. Be careful where you spray or what you spray, including your overspray.

[@DavidK-r7w]

DUDE IT WORKED!!!! This is my first year ever battling lantern flies and ill admit, i was skeptical at first but it worked!! I just eliminated probably 50+ lantern flies and cant wait to get more!!! Thanks and good luck!

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@DavidK-r7w awesome ! Thank you !

[@tinamatte3769]

Thank you so much for your video. It’s February in Pennsylvania. I’ve been getting a few lantern flies in my kitchen on my kitchen window and the floor beneath the window. I watched your video. Before I got a chance to mix the solution, I noticed a few on my kitchen window. I had Dawn power wash spray and Windex with vinegar on my counter. Because they were on window I sprayed them with the windex first When they dropped I hit them with the power wash spray. ,that killed almost immediately. I figured out they were coming up from gap at woodwork under window. possibly were getting up under the siding in the back of my house and coming in that way. I mixed your solution and sprayed under baseboard where there was a gap and pushed paper towel with solution under gap in baseboard. Haven’t seen one in kitchen since. Now to tackle under siding beneath window. I have a small dog and wanted safe way to treat them. I read that they only live 48 hours at room temperature. Not sure what that means.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Glad to hear it’s working on them . If you decide that you need to use this on plants outside because of an infestation, you do not have to add the vinegar. i’ve been using just half water and half dawn dish soap since I made this video and it works just as well without turning the leaves of the plants yellow. Maybe it takes an extra five seconds for them to go down without the vinegar, but they still go down. Thank you for watching.

[@inarasouza6406]

We live in the Rockaways NY. Last summer had some lanternfly that we killed. But this spring we had to treat the yard. We tough it was some kind of mosquitos until my son checked. Our bushes, Grape vines, fig trees were infested. Thank you for your DIY idea. I am sure that they will come back as soon it rain again. We have a dog and chickens, besides all the beautiful birds around. Poisons are bad for all of us! thank you

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Hey, thanks for the comment. I’ve since eliminated the vinegar in the recipe and doubled the water. So one part dawn to two parts of water and it still kills them. The vinegar was definitely browning the leaves a little more than I liked so then I tried a one-to-one soap and water and it still yellow the leaves, especially tender new ones just a little so now I use the 2 water to 1 soap ratio.

[@Lancelogan123]

I’m with you brother….keep the fight going!

[@marthabenner6528]

Thank you. If you want to lure them in to an area, they really like the heavy maple sap on our driveway. So you might have some luck if you take some and water it down and just spread it on a flat paved surface. And that way you can see them to kill them.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Thank you !

[@Lesteloslocs2013]

I live about 20 minutes out of DC in a town called Germantown MD. This year is the first I’m seeing of these. Definitely going to make this and take this on my walks with the dogs. One landed on me the other day and I literally beat myself with the dog’s leash to get it off. 😮😂😅

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@Lesteloslocs2013 🤣they fly right at you , creepy little things , this will definitely work on them !

[@totalnoobfishing1753]

Crap I found 5 and I thought I was in bad shape... your yard is like National Geographic brother

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

The weird thing is that they have been here all summer and nothing has been eaten 🤷🏻‍♂️ I have a huge garden right next to those grapevines and they haven’t touched a thing

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Also, look closer or spray an area with this mixture, if you have 5 you have a lot more

[@totalnoobfishing1753]

Appreciate the vid... I have kids and hate spraying pesticide in the yard during the summer. I'm going to spray my front shrubs where i keep seeing them...my neighbor has a big garden..that might be there HQ.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@totalnoobfishing1753 anytime, I hate using pesticides as well if I can avoid it , don’t forget to rinse off the shrubs soon after destroying the bugs to minimize the yellowing of the leaves from the vinegar . Thanks for watching !

[@MrStewbee]

I swat about 200-300 a day on my terrace in North Bergen NJ

[@cliffordbowman6777]

Should probably let them have Vietnam Bergen

[@mutshatshemsut108]

Thank you! Looking to starting my raised bed gardening in earnest this year. Unfortunately, I'm seeing those spotted nymphs. I ilke that we're just doing white vinegar and Dawn soap here. Will be out there with the concoction tomorrow!

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Thank you. Just FYI, I recently eliminated the vinegar because it does brown leaves somewhat especially on new spring plants. Now I just do a dawn and water mixture, two parts water to one part dawn, so if you get the big jugs of Dawn it’s 2 L of soap to 4 L of water, it does less harm to the plants leaves and still kills those little suckers

[@mutshatshemsut108]

@@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095 Okay thanks! Good to know! Wasn't looking forward to browning.

[@jimmyj8936]

A very informative video. An effective way to kill lantern flies

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Thank you !

[@marcellasteingart6280]

Thanks - seems great, but will it hurt my fig tree?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@marcellasteingart6280 for fruit fruits and vegetables plants I would use a two parts water to one part soap mixture, no vinegar, and the soap should be Castile soap. you can order it on Amazon. It’s 100% natural and chemical free that will be fine for your fig tree

[@PeterRanieriII]

i dont have them in my yard but we do have them pretty bad at my office in the parking lot. I think they are attracted to a certain tree (maybe poison sumac?). I tried this spray and it works great! I notice the yellow jackets seem to be attracted to it as they swarm the area of the dead lantern flies shortly after. thanks for the idea, its been fun taking a break from work to spray them

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

I’m glad it works, the yellow jackets might be attracted to the sweet, soapy smell, you can use the spray on the yellow jackets as well, they also drop and die within seconds.

[@johnl.8616]

They attract to walnut trees.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@johnl.8616 and grapevines apparently , that’s where I have all of mine. I have a huge garden right next to the grapevines and their isn’t a single one in the garden.

[@marshallbrown2072]

It's probably Tree of Heaven. It's from China, the same place the SLF is from. It's their preferred host. Very invasive.

[@CrystalJanelleTV]

Will the vinegar destroy or kill the trees and bushes?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

The vinegar will yellow and brown a lot of the leaves. It will not kill any well established trees or bushes. Since the initial infestation, I have now been using a much more diluted mixture without the vinegar. Just one part soap to two parts of water, and it kills them just as well with very, very minimal yellowing of just some of the tips of some young leaves. The initial mixture was to get rid of the thousands I had so I didn’t care much about yellowing leaves at that point. I started spraying the nymphs early summer soon as I saw them with the 2-1 water/soap and now everything is under control.

[@bN1-0889]

thats awesome 😂 what was the spray machine you used?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Dewault brand sprayer from Home Depot

[@bN1-0889]

@@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095 thx boss, you’ve earned a sub 😎

[@ms.mommie6985]

I F’n HATE these things! EVERY DAMN DAY I go out my house to leave in the morning they are covering my car!! I’m sick of fighting to get them off and not jumping on me! I’ll try this because I hate spraying raid on my car because I worry about the paint getting ruined!

[@kennynyc1555]

Cool My grape vine wil thank u

[@SusieSnow-h5n]

Have you tried this concoction on stink bugs?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@SusieSnow-h5n nope, I don’t really get them by me. I can definitely see it working though, it works on wasps and carpenter ants so it should work on those suckers as well

[@Journey2NNERPEACE]

Keep making videos. This is super helpful! ❤

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@Journey2NNERPEACE thank you!

[@ИринаВолощенко-н1п]

Unfortunately, I tried vinegar and soap, it’s not working. I live in Thurmont MD, never seen before so huge amount of this bugs… They are living in a roof of garage.. I bought Binetrin insecticide, sure I know it’s not good for my plants, but have no choice.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@ИринаВолощенко-н1п interesting, I have never heard of it not working. I don’t even use the vinegar anymore and about a quarter of the soap in the video so I do not harm the plants and the bugs still die.

[@ИринаВолощенко-н1п]

@@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095 soap works for a small area, and if you see 5 individuals due to the summer season. In my case, I can’t rest on my front yard due to this awful insects. They are flying directly to my face, and it’s huge amounts, 15/20 a day and more.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@ИринаВолощенко-н1п wow 😮, I don’t blame you for using the insecticides at this point. Good luck.

[@mspayitforward5295]

Does the vinegar hurt your plants?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

On full grown well established bushes and trees it does not harm them much except for turning the leaves a little bit yellow , as long as you rinse it off right away, I wouldn’t use it on vegetable or young or flowering plants. The last few sprays I’ve been using a 1 to 1 mix of just the water and dawn soap and it works just as great if your worried about the plants .

[@j.d.1488]

I tried some alcohol with it for those nymphs. Worked real good as well.

[@leilaohu3]

Thanks 🙏. Much better than vinegar only.

[@Coolwhip2024]

I do the same with spray bottle so alcohol and lighter.I don’t think they like the fire

[@l.a.m7645]

Can i use red wine vinegar?

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@l.a.m7645 yes, but you don’t have to use the vinegar , just soap and water will work and won’t yellow the leaves as much

[@k.d.7106]

I need that sprayer! It seems powerful

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@k.d.7106 dewalt sprayer from Home Depot

[@rudegi2]

Love the video My cork screw willows are taking a hit

[@LesHoa-DuMal]

WOW! 3:42 and 5:13 was soooo satisfying. i am doing this right now. last year i said "not my fight" but this year the fight is on. i dont know why but they jump on me when i go in/out my front door (that must be their home)

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@LesHoa-DuMal Hey, thanks for the comment. I’ve since eliminated the vinegar in the recipe and doubled the water. So one part dawn to two parts of water and it still kills them. The vinegar was definitely browning the leaves a little more than I liked so then I tried a one-to-one soap and water and it still yellow the leaves, especially tender new ones just a little so now I use the 2 water to 1 soap ratio.

[@rhythmfield]

Helpful video, thank you. You might want to delete this video and upload a new one just using soap and water? Seems like the vinegar is not necessary and has other people have mentioned, harmful on good plants and can’t be great for trees over time. Why the vinegar? More effective with vinegar? Sounds like we can just do this with soap and water. Meanwhile, asking you or somebody: is Dawn and other soaps eventually harmful for plants/soil? Just seems like it can’t be a great idea to spray it near after year.

[@richardpelzer4049]

I use a red can of raid ant and roach killer, and i spray it into a powerfull stream of water from my garden hose, right infront of the nozel can reach a long distance and spray everywhere.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@richardpelzer4049 that’s great and it works but it’s literally poison for everything it touches. I’m trying to avoid all the toxins. That stuff is really bad for us and our children and pets .

[@richardpelzer4049]

I ordered permethrin supposed to be safe for us and pets

[@richardpelzer4049]

I had thousands + of those bugs.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

@@richardpelzer4049 I gotcha, if you have such a severe infestation, you should definitely use whatever means necessary. I am familiar with that insecticide, it does have some warning labels for pets and humans but in certain circumstances, you have to do what you have to do. Thank you for watching and continuing the fight against these critters.

[@ScreenPrintR]

Doesn’t the soap kill the plants

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

No, it does not. It does turn the leaves brown, but that is because of the vinegar. I have since stopped using vinegar and now I just use a soap and water mixture and it kills them the same without browning the leaves. Two parts water to one part soap. You might get a very little bit of yellowing on new young leaves, but that’s about it and the bugs die almost instantly

[@anthonypingatore2681]

Yes. Use Neem oil. Sulfide in soap will kill your plants. I learned the hard way.

[@TheHolywren]

Thank you …it’s war … boots on the ground.They kill trees

[@briroc26]

Vinegar will kill your plants immediately.....lmaooo

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Not immediately, and it won’t kill bushes or trees , small tender plants yes but if you took the time to watch the video until the end before commenting you would see that I rinsed all the plants off thoroughly with the garden hose and only had minor yellowing/browning of some leaves . Also , you can use just the dish soap and water 50/50 if your worried . It works almost as fast just requires the bugs to be sprayed a couple more times once they fall .

[@briroc26]

I did watch the video , if you are spraying the vinegar off the leaves ( the ones that turned brown and yellow from the acidity) and letting the vinegar flow into the soil the roots are gonna burn the same way the leaves did eventually killing the tree,plant,shrub and whatever else is living in the soil .... dish soap and water Is all u need

[@captains_collectibles]

ha dawn and vinegar doesn't work.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

You can clearly see it working in the video in real time . I’m not doing this to make any money, I have 460 subscribers, not a single penny has been produced from any of my videos, there’s no need for me to lie. Thank you for watching and commenting , enjoy your day 👍🏻

[@captains_collectibles]

i did it and they kept going@@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095

[@iconoclast6994]

Works for me. Your attitude probably attracts them

[@mjw12345]

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[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Not sure what this means but thanks for the comment 👍🏻

[@LaRoseDetails]

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[@laslototh88]

Yes what are you accusing.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

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[@mjw12345]

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[@rhythmfield]

Helpful video, thank you. You might want to delete this video and upload a new one just using soap and water? Seems like the vinegar is not necessary and as other people have mentioned, harmful on good plants - can’t be great for trees/roots either, over time. Why the vinegar? More effective with vinegar? Sounds like we can just do this with soap and water. Meanwhile, asking you or somebody: is Dawn and other soaps eventually harmful for plants/soil? Just seems like it can’t be a great idea to spray chemical dish soap on garden year after year.

[@nelsonfelixoutdoors6095]

Yes, as soon as I make a new video, I will delete this one. I now only use a 2 parts water to one part soap mixture. I’m not using the dish soap on any vegetable or fruit gardens that I would eat. This is just on trees and shrubbery where the bugs prefer to be in. If you’re worried about the dish soap, then use Castile soap, it’s all natural and chemical free. With such a huge infestation, you only have two choices, store-bought chemicals that are pure poison or soap that you wash your dishes with and eat off of. I’d say the soap is pretty safe but again use Castile soap if you are worried