DIY Natural Aphid And Insect Spray

Make Your Own Safe And Natural Insect Spray! Pesky aphids and those dreaded whiteflies don't stand a chance! This is the time of year when insect outbreaks rear their ugly heads and start to invade our gardens. We've put way too much time and effort and sometimes money into growing our crops up to this point, losing them to these plant munchers is not an option.
Look, for most you guys, spraying your garden with systemic chemicals is not an option. Lingering poison on our food crops, in our soil, and then in our bodies is a non starter....no thank you! This solution is safe, natural, and it contains just 3 ingredients! Today I'll show you how to make the simplest aphid and insect spray as well as tell you why it works and how to apply it!
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[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@fallmax]

Oh and I forgot to add … he is so caring about the people who garden with him … that he answers their questions and actually gets back to them and you definitely know this is a busy man with his job family and gardening … we thank you so much … we are vegan and what we spray we also eat 😎

[@cpnotill9264]

Geoff does a fantastic job of juggling it all and is a great teacher! ❤🌱

[@streetsbolt]

I lost all 20 cucumber plants to aphids (yep, planted too close). Saved 2 suckers, threw them in Kratky hydroponics. Aphids came back but I'm using an air mattress blower on the plants daily. Plants now look great!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on, good job finding a solution!

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

I used to use a combination of plant-based soap and pure lemon juice in equal parts (mix rate was 20:1 with water from the hose) and I would spray down all my vegetation (trees, ornamentals, hedges, flowers, fruits and veggies) once a week on the coolest part of the day (usually early evening). Kept buggies to a minimum whilst I fixed underlying problems (poor soil conditions, overcrowding, etc.) This will be a good 'spot' treatment. Thanks =)

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Lemon juice? I gotta try that one Sandy!

[@tjp353]

​@@TheRipeTomatoFarms A lot of sources recommend Neem oil in this type of solution. Do you know if it has any advantages over other oils?

[@mashafasha5796]

Ive got advice, not for bugs but rather fungus. This year, every time my tomatoes got fungal infected leaves, I fully sprayed with clove/Rosemary water mixture every night, for a few days. Both times Id have new sets of leaves dying, every day soft brown spots moved up the plant until I sprayed, and it stops spread the same day. Spray front and backs of leaves, try not do wet flowers too much but a mist wont hurt. Only thing I noticed was one morning after spraying my tomato, a part of my raspberry that got residual mist had its natural powdery coating taken off the cane. Its fine but I’m sure its not good for it. As he says, test a bit on a small leaf/stem to see the plants reaction. Hope anyone who has these these fungal issues every year can benefit from this, cheers.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Love it, thanks so much for the insight! :-)

[@kennymonsters]

Found Aphids in the peas today and as you said, their environment is the main contributor. I planted too tightly, not expecting everything I planted to come up. Boy was I wrong! I'm going to thin them some tomorrow after work and get some Meyers on my lunch break just in case. As always Jeff, thank you for your advice!

[@maurarodriguez3432]

First time gardener here... Thank you so much for your simple and informative videos. My husband and I are so excited to start our gardening journey.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Maura, best of luck this season! :-)

[@tammyohlsson7966]

My first go to is hard water spray. Next, soap and peppermint oil. But sometimes, I breakout the bad stuff.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yo gotta do what you gotta do Tammy! :-)

[@fallmax]

Thank you so much …my friends and I love your videos because we are new to gardening and your the only one that explains things very easy and your voice is very soothing… thank you so much

[@rreimer9320]

Thanks Geoff for sharing this. I am pretty particular of what I put on the garden which will eventually feed me and this solution is perfect and this is the right time of year especially since here on the west coast with our first heat wave. We have had so much rain and our plants are not quite used to a massive jump in temperature and lots of sun. I use a non-perfumed, natural soap from the Natural Section of the local grocer. I did not think of using vegetable oil until you mentioned it, this is a much cheaper solution than Neem oil. Rosella

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Rosella...I'm not used to the heat either! Ha ha! Yes, it really is an inexpensive but still effective solution. Easy to find products, and completely harmless to us as well as all the beneficial pollinators as long as they aren't directly sprayed! 🙂

[@xoxobrialee]

This was awesome! This reminded me of a informational video we watched as kids. Exactly what we need now as adults. Nothing too complicated. Loved learning, thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much for watching and checking it out!

[@AnyKeyLady]

Perfect video Geoff and perfectly timed! I did spray down all of my garlic, tomatoes and runner beans with diluted dish soap but didn't know about the oil, so i will add that tomorrow to the bottle, hose them down and re apply. Thanks for the tips! Also, earlier today, i went in and pruned down more of the lower tomato leaves to allow more air flow as i noticed that some of the black aphids had crawled onto the leaves from the garlic. They wasn't pruned that long ago but the tomatoes sure have shot up during the hot weather here! Like you say when you are growing so much it is hard to keep track of all of the things you need to do. I ended up pulling out the soft neck garlic and there were a few decent sized bulbs say about 5/9 that i planted. The 3 rows of hard neck garlic, doesn't seem as bad so i am just going to spray them to keep the aphid numbers down.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Nice! I'd say you are managing and supervising your growing quite well! Can't wait to hear about even more harvests!!!

[@annedroid1170]

You have saved my rose!!! It worked completely, thank you SO MUCH :)

[@knowledgetreasure.6850]

Yes it works. I use it in my garden. Nice video From. Muhammad Mubeen Farooq Advocate. Pakistan

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, happy to hear you've had success with it. As always, spray a test leaf first!

[@shazils832]

I need this for my gardens.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Feels like a bad year for insects Shazil!

[@barnburner2475]

Excellent video, this should help with my pepper plant, brought in for winter that had an aphid explosion. Thanks a ton.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Every time with the peppers!! Best of luck!

[@StArikAriel]

1:54 The roots are overgrown. It prevents them from spreading farther and getting more nutrients. I suggest a bigger pot than that or earlier transplant into such a pot, before garden planting.

[@TomUlicny-gx6hs]

Excellent presentation, very helpful.

[@YSLRD]

Kas- teel. Thanks for your recipe.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Joan, thanks for watching!

[@brittanyfuller8723]

So helpful 🥰thank you. Will definitely add this recipe to my pest control arsenal 🥳

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Best of luck Brittany!! :-)

[@kairifan12]

Love your enthusiasm! Thank you for your guidance

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers angeline, thanks for watching! 🙂

[@DanielEngsvang]

I have a bottle of the old fashion "DDT"-Insecticide + Some secret ingredient(According to the label) in my shop on a shelf. I use to Read ALL the text and advertisement on this bottle once in a while, and it ALWAYS makes me smile, haha. They used it in bedrooms everywhere and not in any way sparingly either, so i can understand WHY people got sick from it, and how it ended up in certain birds affecting the thickness of their eggs almost bringing them to extinction. But there were no warnings on the bottles, and this says very much about how Big companies does their "Business" really. Cheers

[@misslee8388]

Love your videos. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Miss Lee, I really appreciate that!

[@PoetClbrown]

I've had white flies on a single pepper plant on my balcony and it was a PAIN to have to flip each leaf to spray them. I can't imagine doing this spot treatment in a garden your size. Love the simplicity of the mix but there has to be a more efficient way of applying the solution

[@kevinrowbotham545]

Fantastic video Jeff! You are preaching to the choir now though. Balance and imbalance! That's what I have been reading in Phil Nauta's book. My wife makes our natural soap herself and when pests come along, natural is all we use.

[@kevinrowbotham545]

I see how it is now. Tracy may have a point after all. That "S" on your hat stands for something...

[@Donna_G]

I have neem oil at home; but, have never used it. It's 100% virgin cold press. But, it seems to be tricky to use. I also have diatomaceous earth, which seems effective for some pests. But, my garden plot is at the downtown community garden and it is not easy for me to get there every single day. When my parents let me put in a backyard garden way back in the late 60s to the 70s, I used water and dish soap; although, I don't think it really was soap. I think it was just dishwashing liquid, probably detergent. I never even thought of mixing cooking oil with it.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Right on Donna. Love hearing about all your experiences! I think its great you share so much of your wisdom. :-)

[@jessicahagan1221]

You are an excellent teacher. Thank you!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Jessica, that means a lot! :-)

[@Bretro]

This was amazing and thorough. Thank you so much for this. You do really spectacular work! Trying this out now.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Robert, appreciate that. Best of luck with your pests!

[@williammcduff6531]

Geoff, We'll have to try this quite a few different plants are getting attacked by flea beatles.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Flea beatles eh? Dang, what plants are they targeting?

[@sdp8364]

I have flea beetles too, they are eating my lettuce and strawberries and radish tops! Also TONS of cucumber beetles!!! Help

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@sdp8364 oh no! That's terrible! Did you find that the plants were stressed before the pest outbreaks?

[@avermontlife]

Thank you! I made it straight away and applied it to my roses and potatoes, which are now being bothered by japanese beetles and potato beetles. I would like to let you know that sadly, Meyer's is no longer all natural. They use very strong artificial perfumes and the quality of their ingredients isn't what it once was. I have switched to Grove soap, which uses all natural essential oils for fragrance and very mild all natural ingredients. Will this work on flea beetles? They eat specific plants every year, and so I've given up on planting those varieties, but perhaps this will help?

[@yousuck2000]

Recipe starts at 4:20

[@joel6221]

You're the hero here ... WAY too much fluff on this video.

[@divinahill4972]

Thank you very.

[@fenristhewolfslair3993]

nice timing

[@philipjanek3864]

Filipinos use joy dish soap with vinegar in water? Sprayed 1 time a week as a preventative? They spray at dusk to prevent leaf damage 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@gretchenrodriquez7633]

Are crickets bad for the garden? I dug my potatoes this morning and there were SO MANY crickets in the soil... also I had areas of dry hard soil in the raised bed... I used high quality bagged soil the nursery said was the best for raised beds.

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

Thanks for the explanation on how the soup works. Veg oil vs cold pressed Neem oil. Both work and Veg is a lower cost too. Key is mix small amounts to keep the oil from going bad and , Duh, use the mix up before remixing as needed...

[@lorisaunders176]

I use 2 tbsp dish soap to 1 pint of water…works wonderfully!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Perfect! And inexpensive too!

[@gallettiguitartones]

Just right on time, thank you so much, aphids are on my pepper plants. What's the white thing that covers plants too? 😭 I haven't had luck this year.

[@Rise_Higher-444]

Powdery mildew , Google it. Don't water at night.

[@littleianthefirst4934]

great and very helpful upload....

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks, appreciate that. :-)

[@paulaivens8063]

As a new gardener I bought an organic spray, but that turned out not safe. So i bought neem oil and now that isn’t safe for bees.🙈. So now I’ll try the water, castor, veg oil. Some say lemon to replace the water, what do you think on that? I have something eating the top layer of my apple tree branch could it be ants??

[@leticiaworboys9927]

Tysm for all your garden tips. I'm having a problem with potato psyllids this year. They are everywhere and It looks like I may loose some plants. I've tried natural remedies and it helps some, but I can't seem to get rid of them completely. 😔 I may need to move to bigger guns.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ugghh... That's a particularly nasty one Leticia! Lacewings and Ladybugs might be your best option..

[@leticiaworboys9927]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarmstysm I considered getting some ladybugs as well. 💗

[@stuartvalentine5310]

tsym - lazy

[@GilaMonsdurr]

How does this compare to using neem oil?

[@pnowikow]

I learned a lot on this one thanks for your help keep up the good work

[@offgridwanabe]

Does this work for cucumber beetles I have an outbreak beyond control.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Most people shoot straight for neem oil with hard-bodied pests such as Cucumber Beetles.

[@JeanyKing]

Thank you for your gentle approach to gardening. Will this recipe work for ants? I have them in the soil in my pots and they are also crawling on my flowers and veggies. Thanks.

[@debbiebridges6350]

Will this recipe work for sawflies on roses?

[@fabianlewis6lewis249]

Are lemon peels , peppermint and dried flower petals a good pesticide to use in the garden 🪴

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, they can all have insecticidal and repellent properties. Experiment for what works for your climate and your garden!

[@fabianlewis6lewis249]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ok! I’ll try it out thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@fabianlewis6lewis249 make sure to do a test leaf for each plant first though! :-)

[@fabianlewis6lewis249]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Ok

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

You are really great at what you do and i hope you keep doing it for a very long time,all your knowledge is greatly appreciated,thank you so much 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 (New Jersey).... Oh yeah will this solution work on most insects???

[@DanielEngsvang]

I have learned that Cotton seed oil and Soy bean oil are especially insecticidal. And people using very Alkaline soap should consider neutralize their solution with a little vinegar in order to not potentially harm the plants, but as you say one should use natural soap as it is not nearly as toxic to plants compared to many commercial Dish washing soaps people use as an "ignorant substitute". Cheers

[@austin2842]

Would you recommend neem oil to help supercharge this spray?

[@ajl8615]

Hi, can you please let us know how to get rud of water stains on Tropicanna lilies leaves? Thank 🙏

[@cheyennehardy258]

This spray work for mealy bugs too? Trying to use on succulents, but worried if it will remove any farina on them?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Cheyenne, it does work on mealy bugs. Even with succulents though, always spray a test leaf! :-)

[@RichardCano]

Throw like 20 drops of peppermint oil in there and it will work as a bug repellent as well. Bugs and rodents hate the smell of menthol.

[@jimmcdowell9017]

I thought you was a professional gardener, not a scientist! Oh well, I’ll follow along anyway, though I’m no good at science. Good stuff!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I like to dabble in both! 🙂

[@misstheonlyme13]

Vegetable oil? What vegetable? I don’t use vegetable oil in cooking bc it could be corn oil, soy, and probably GMO so it isn’t a good idea to use it to eat. Canola isn’t good either. I use olive oil, avocado, and coconut depending on what I’m cooking and I even research brands for the best and least contaminated. You just can’t trust the food industry anymore which is why I started growing my own food in the first place. I’m glad you mentioned olive oil since that’s what I’ll try the next time I find aphids. Does it work on all detrimental pests?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

All the vegetable oils seem to work. :-)

[@Shepz963]

Is neem oil a type of vegetable oil? That’s the only kind I’ve ever heard used in homemade sprays.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Neem oil is a type of vegetable oil from India, but its not for consumption and much more toxic than anything I've listed here today. People love neem, but its not used in the spray I showed here. :-)

[@goatkidmom]

Neem oil comes from neem trees. They can also grow in the deep South in well watered areas.

[@JustJoyHowdy]

Pls no Neem. Kills the honeybees

[@lilcricket4379]

@@JustJoyHowdy use on indoor like those knats

[@ireneasanoma2925]

Will it kill Chlorochroa bugs? They're like stink bugs and they're on my tomato plants and on my corn as well as pincher bugs

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, but only by direct contact

[@ireneasanoma2925]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you for the info so is there anything else you might recommend that would really get rid of them? These things are awful and crawling on my tomatoes not all of them just some of them. The ones that they are on have rot spots forming.

[@jayeegayle6140]

Question please. I have companion planted nasturtiums and these have the bugs, should i treat them also? Thanking you in advance

[@angelabedia1200]

Can I have the description of this DIY botanical pesticide? Please🥺

[@muhammadahsan3559]

@TheRipeTomatoFarms Can i use common soap which we use in our daily life to wash hands?

[@theobserver9131]

OMG. The banging on the glass shredded me. I figured the first time would be the last time....I was wrong. Nice video otherwise!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@TheMrspopRocks]

OMG! I'm getting Sotty Mold from the freaking bugs!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Ugghh....yeah, that's the aftermath.....the worst. 😞

[@fredg5390]

Have you tried a few drops of a detergent to reduce water surface tension?

[@semlohde1]

I did this - from another site. That sight showed adding 1 tbsp of baking soda. THAT IS WHAT ANOTHER SITE SAID, NOT this video. The baking soda - I'll assume - killed every tomato plant. Good video here, but i don't have anything to try it on now.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@semlohde1 yeah, always got to spray a test leaf first, no matter how safe someone says the solution is. I hear you though, even just one extra ingredient can change everything!

[@thanhvancooking3632]

Hi,Can I use this recipe on my tomatoes plants?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, for sure... Tomatoes, peppers, zucchinis.... Just do a test leaf first to ensure no phyto toxicity.

[@cathysmith7747]

Is it safe for hummingbirds

[@austin2842]

I get those tiny white things eating my swiss chard. Giving this a try.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Do you think they may be Whitefly Austin? If so, this will definitely work.

[@austin2842]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I'm not sure given how tiny they are. I just see tiny white specs that can't be brushed away.

[@slapshotbigmac822]

Garlic water ,works well too

[@adlerkriener5024]

Can I use dawn dish soap instead of Castile soaps

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Adler, if you do, make sure to spray a test leaf first! 🙂

[@adlerkriener5024]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms ok thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@adlerkriener5024 let me know how it goes Adler!

[@adlerkriener5024]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms I will

[@takingcareofmine]

That’s what I use -dawn

[@gracestokes3288]

How do you approach treating a plant, such as a rose which tends to get pests like aphids and also gets fungal issues such as powdery mildew at the same time. I would be concerned all the spraying and rinsing might promote the mildew. So how do you treat both in terms of ingredients as well as timing/spray scheduling?

[@mikesdirtypillow2451]

everyone around here has a green hat like that and flags so i thought i would sub

[@chantalrochon3566]

Thank you for this video 😊

[@mssavedin92]

For some reason, I cant seem to grow radishes. What soil mix including fertilizer, do you use?

[@heidecalubiran3201]

Thank you😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers!

[@austin2842]

Will this work on the leaf miners decimating my Swiss chard and beets?

[@elizabethjiri3620]

Can this be used for household I nsects

[@Rad_B_OLand]

How is this different from an insecticidal soap bought in the store?

[@gursahibbajwa625]

Reallly helpful but how much Olive oil do u put in?

[@itskilo9669]

Will this fertilizer also work on thrips?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, as an insecticide, it'll definitely work as a contact spray for thrips.

[@adrianamassoud6788]

Hello, my flowers have alot of black little 🪰 around it will this solution work ?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, but always spray a test area first! :-)

[@josieanonymous961]

I mixed up the water olive oil and Palmolive antibacterial soap did I screw up with the soap? I already sprayed my vegies! 😵

[@rogerdegrendel1035]

Super fantastisch

[@ronlogreco876]

Like watching paint dry. You could have covered the spray mixture in a thirty second clip

[@imaxdigital7052]

Is this spray phytotoxic? Or you can just spray at any time?

[@danielkelso4971]

Are the clusters of black bugs aphids?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes Daniel....indeed they are! :-(

[@jamesnotsmith1465]

Washing aphids off before applying the mix? What's the logic here? Seems like I would want to keep them clustered on the plant so the mix would kill them. I have stopped two early infestations of aphids this year. The first attack was on my seedlings as I was hardening them off. I used a mix of soap and water. The second attack was several weeks later on strawberries. I used hydrogen peroxide and water. Both mixes stopped the aphids without harming the plants. I haven't seen aphids again and it has been over a month since the last invasion.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Any spray works best when you minimize the population first. Finger squish or jet spray.

[@nbeizaie]

Hi James, can you please share the water to HP ratio? Thanks

[@jamesnotsmith1465]

@@nbeizaie I use 3% HP and mix 4 tablespoons HP in a gallon of water for pest control for things like spider mites. Also seemed to work for aphids. Use a fine mist sprayer and spray both sides of leaves and the stems. As TRTF says, test spray a leaf or two and wait 24 hours to look for possible damage to the plant.

[@nbeizaie]

@@jamesnotsmith1465 Great! Thanks! i'll test this ratio today. I have a lot of black aphids attacking my nasturtium and it my get to other plants :(

[@perfum999]

@@nbeizaie did this HP ratio get rid of your black aphids? I have that problem and white flies, all love my plum tree.

[@FoodWorld77777]

Cool

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

:-)

[@philomenabrabazonobroin5236]

Is canola GMO? If you’re being careful with your garden you don’t want to use GMOs

[@martha1191]

While most canola is genetically modified, you can buy non-GMO organic canola oil.

[@Sunnysideharvests]

I see you use Mrs meyers, does it come unscented? Or can any type be used?

[@nosferatu3475]

What brand of soap is natural

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Tons of different brands make natural soap

[@nosferatu3475]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms you have a specific brand you like to use

[@jameshare1848]

Great video, thankyou,

[@manushakyagubyan3644]

Thanks 👍

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers!

[@phillipweber7195]

So, can anyone explain the function of the vegetable oil? Because, as I see it, the soapy water alone should wash away that protective layer that insects have. Adding oil seems completely counter-productive, because it may actually protect a bit against drying out - same as oil in regular soap protects the skin of your hands against drying out. Also, I've seen a video where a spray of only soap in water almost instantly kills bugs of some kind. That wasn't them drying out, that would have taken much longer. I think the soap dissolved the fatty layer that protects bugs against raindrops and dew. Without that layer the water got into their trachea and they suffocated in moments. I don't see how that would require oil or how oil would add any benefits.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It's a spreader-sticker.

[@sowertosow]

John 8:36 KJV If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

[@JagHiroshi]

V good, many thanks

[@nunyabusiness863]

Thanks for this.

[@tswain92_]

Thank you so much.

[@KarCar13]

Go Riders ✌️

[@Soulbloom1]

When I spray with olive oil, the ants show up on the leaves. [???]

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Like, it attracts them?

[@kenfox22]

You have an easy to listen to voice.

[@Inpreesme]

Thank you

[@ForReal1962]

I used Neem oil before the current video today.The pests had the muchie on vegetables and herbs in my containers garden .The true leaves and baby leaves were half through the growing season. I am upset 😡 😤 l put myself into beginner gardening. I am really hurt . I tried this time.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Sorry to hear that Trina! How did the Neem oil work for you though? Did it do the job?

[@ForReal1962]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms l just did it today. I will let you know about the results. I appreciate you responding to me, Thank you 😊. I was afraid 😨 to spray them. Every time I used those chemicals it usually kills them.Last week, I used peroxide on them a co-worker told me to try that. It did not help .

[@glow1815]

Neem-oil does not work for me. And it burned and killed part of my mints, I sprayed a bite too much.