Treating Bug Issues With Osage Orange

[Hayron1088]

I’m going to start this simple, not sure if I can post “outside” information on this forum so if someone can educate me on those guidelines I would be grateful. Ok so back to it, can you use an Osage Orange for a pest deterrent? I have read on the interweb that you can but there is nothing out there that shows how to prep it for such endeavors. I remember my grandmother, who was born in 1918 and passed in 2005, had Osage oranges in her fruit cellar. Does it really work? They to have the properties I hear to do so but how? Does anyone else do this? Or is it BroScience bs?

 

[Hayron1088]

I would love to post the info I found if I can for all of us to be on the same study. Alot of “old wives tales” or whatever it’s called nowadays about things like this. I have a little fruit fly issue in my tomatoes that made it to my plants recently and my mother gave me these and said, “here this should work” with no evidence to support.

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Howdy do,
I would love to know myself, this could be very useful info
Pm me the details and I will check it out first, if you like..if its just for reference, it should be OK.
I will get back to you on what we are and not allowed to link to

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Howdy do, this is a quote from our guidelines, Hope it helps .


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[Hayron1088]

Hedge Apples: Pest Control Myth

hortnews.extension.iastate.edu

This is what I’m going off of, still not sure how to prep it for the garden…

 

[Paul Squiggle]

I will have a browse about the tinterweb and see if I can find any answers on prep...

 

[Hayron1088]

I will have a browse about the tinterweb and see if I can find any answers on prep...

I think it would be an amazing Organic route for bugs if effective. Tell you what, I have a plant that has gnats currently, I will slice one Osage orange and keep one whole as “control” and see how it goes. I’ll place them when I get home from work and monitor daily.

 

[Paul Squiggle]

Great idea! Hands on experience.. can't wait to see the results

 

[Phytoplankton]

From what I've been able to find, whole Osage fruit has little effect, sliced or crushed will repel SOME insects, but in areas with high air flow the effect is greatly diminished. So whole Osage, broscience, sliced/crushed, some effect. It's kinda like chicken soup for a cold "It couldn't hurt".