tobacco as insecticide?

[Junglesteader]

Any body ever try this . I read you cant use it on solanums like tomato pepper etc so assuming cuz of mosiac virus. I wonder how it would work on bacccy i got a ton of little moth eggs uhoh.

 

[deluxestogie]

Tobacco insect herbivores, such as hornworms, eat tobacco (nicotine) for lunch. So I would expect it to be fairly ineffective on tobacco. Some have had success using it on other plants.

Bob

 

[Knucklehead]

I've read it must be sprayed directly on the pest. Spraying the foliage doesn't do anything. Also, the recipes I've seen called for red pepper and dish detergent. Plus a really high nicotine tobacco like these rusticas: http://sustainableseedco.com/rustica-tobacco-seed-types/