Webworms in St. Augustine: Monthly Soap Flush Is Benign Prevention

Gainesville, FL. Home remedy for webworms in St. Augustine?

Soap Flush = Monthly Preventive

1 oz lemon dish soap / 100 sq ft via hose-end sprayer.
Calibrate with food dye first.
Kills some insects, brings others to surface for birds, cleans leaves, aids water infiltration.

Takes weeks to suppress population. Safe for kids/pets. Kids can apply.

Benign, builds soil health, reduces pests over time.

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