Safer Brand 5110 Insect Killing Soap - 32-Ounce Spray

by Safer

Product Features

• Targets and kills aphids, earwigs, grasshoppers, harlequin bugs, leafhoppers, mealy bugs, mites, plant bugs, psyllids,sawfly larvae, soft scales, spider mites, squash bugs, blossom thrips and whiteflies
• Does not kill beneficial insects and can be used up until the day of harvest
• Contains potassium salts of fatty acids (2%) and seaweed extract
• No residual impact on the environment
• OMRI Listed and compliant for use in organic gardening

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 4.5 x 11.5 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BQL8UY
• Item model number: 5110
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #4 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pest Control > Beneficial Insects
  • #84 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Plants & Planting > Gardening Tools

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Use on houseplants, ornamental foliage plants, flowering plants, and fruits and vegetables. Kill aphids, mealy bugs, spider mites, and whiteflies.

Product Description

The Safer Brand insect killing soap utilizes the power of potassium salts of fatty acids to weaken the insects waxy protective outer shell. Targets and kills aphids, earwigs, grasshoppers, harlequin bugs, leafhoppers, mealy bugs, mites, plant bugs, psyllids, sawfly larvae, soft scales, spider mites, squash bugs, blossom thrips and whiteflies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my ficus., December 22, 2007

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Tiny Yogini (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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My poor ficus was being eaten by mealybugs and I didn't know what the problem was for a long time. After doing some research, I found this product. I used it a couple of times, but my plant was pretty infested, so it didn't eradicate them right away. You need to do subsequent treatments once a week. I finally trimmed the heck out of it and sprayed again. So far, so good. My plant is bare, but with lots of baby shoots and I'm happy it survived.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Safer's Insect killing soap spray, October 2, 2009

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Cynthia Robutka (WEATHERFORD, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safer Brand 5110 Insect Killing Soap - 32-Ounce Spray (Lawn & Patio)

This product works great and is safe on plants and vegetables. Will not harm humans or pets. Because it is premixed it does not last long I reccomend the concentrate as it lasts a lot longer with you adding a small amount of the product and mixing with water. Great product and it really work.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Benign Insect Killer, May 27, 2010

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Spudman (Pasadena, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Safer Brand 5110 Insect Killing Soap - 32-Ounce Spray (Lawn & Patio)

I've used insect killing soap for at least five years, this being the second year I've used the Safer brand. This product is a good choice for those gardeners who don't like using toxic chemicals that may leave behind residual ingredients harmful to birds, pets and groundwater.

I've used the Safer successfully on roses, vines, tomato plants, and potato plants. The product label says that Safer can be used within one day of harvest. Once we had a wasp building a nest on our front porch and a freaked out Mrs. Spudman insisted I do something. A bottle of Safer just happened to be on the porch so I sprayed the hornet with the Killing Soap. Within a minute the hornet was dead. On the same porch we also had a horde of ants coming up through a joint. Again I doused the little pests with the insecticical soap and killed hundreds of them within seconds. When another horde appeared a few days later, they got the same treatment.

When using the Safer soap, be sure to wet the leaves thoroughly above and under. If possible spray directly on the insect for better results. Last year when we had an infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars, direct shots of insect killing soap made short work of hundreds of those leaf devouring pests.