Bonide Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew, 16 oz Concentrate Outdoor Insecticide and Mite Killer for Organic Gardening

So I reviewed a Zevo insect trap earlier and now I'm reviewing this Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew. I also bought this for a fungus gnat problem after watching a youtube video of a doc who said this works. Well, it works. I've seen a marked decrease in fungus gnats and I use 2 ounces to a gallon of distilled water and water my plants with a sprinkler can so it can really soak into the soil. There is no smell and it's very easy to mix and apply. A small bottle goes a long way. I've watered my plants 3 times now with it and, along with the Zevo trap, I think I'm finally getting somewhere.

Our orchids are blooming again!! We defeated the thrips using this product and now have some wonderful blooms here in Florida. Previously, a spike would emerge from the plant and get about three or four inches long and then turn black and shrivel. I applied this product weekly for four of five weeks and now the thrips have stopped eating the emerging blooms on the vandas and cattleyas. I understand I need to keep on top of these pests and also mix in alternative pest control methods because from the reading I've done thrips are notoriously difficult to control/eliminate. All good for now though.

This stuff works. If you have tried all other organic remedies like dish soap, oil, cayenne pepper/capsicum, Neem, Organicide, etc, and nothing worked. Then this is your best bet while still being organic friendly. Anything stronger and you have to start looking into true chemical pesticides which as we are all finding out these days, is something that should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. I had a quadruple invasion of stink bugs, cabbage loopers, leaf miners/borers, web worms, and the occasional aphid (but they werent really doing much harm compared to the other four). My garden was being decimated and while you can never reverse the damage, you can stop it in its tracks and allow things to recover. I sprayed this stuff over everything I planted, even if it wasnt damaged so the bugs had no where to run. Sure enough things improved and all of it recovered! Ive had sprays that kill or burn leaves, cause them to curl, and even mutate fruits. This spray did none of that and rooted out of all 4 pests! There MIGHT have been a few leaf miners that survived, but I was never sure if it was old damage or new, but even if they had survived, the new damage was minimal. After my garden recovered, I lightly sprayed 1x every 2 weeks over the soil and bottom of the plants just as a barrier and as a precaution. This stuff seems to dissolve in water fairly easily, so if it rains heavily in your area, you may have different results and have a need to adjust accordingly. If youve tried everything in the organic section, look no more and grab this!

This stuff works kills horned catapillars on my tomatoes and they didn’t come back!

Saved my entire lawn from turning to dirt. This year we have had an insane amount of armyworms eating everything in their path. Sadly that included my yard and flower bed. They are a tremendous pain and not much is out there about how to kill them without just killing everything that you spray. I didn't want to kill the helpful bugs and shoo the birds away because there would be nothing to eat. So I researched, and researched, and researched.... My uncle who works with organic farming informed me of thuricide. This is also a Bonide product which would do the same job at killing the caterpillars that were destroying our yard. However, the problem with thuricide is that it washes off very easily. You would have to re-apply after each rain due to it running off. However spinosad (which is the active ingredient in Captain Jacks) does not wash off as easily. Both are all natural which makes them safe for the family and pets shortly after you spray. It states that it will work up to 4 weeks. I sprayed my yard going on 2 weeks ago and have yet to see them come back. My yard is actually beginning to turn green once again and slowly fill in all of the totally dead spots. It recommends that you spray in late afternoon or early morning for armyworms. The reasoning is that the bug lays low during the day and comes out to feed later in the afternoon and are still active in the morning. I sprayed my yard in the afternoon and within 3 days there were no longer any sign of the armyworms. I can once again water my lawn and fertilize it to bring it back to life before winter. Which is important for me since my lawn is new and I want to get it established before it quits growing. I don't want spring to come and everything be dead....