BEST insecticidal soap for Cacti?

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BEST insecticidal soap for Cacti?

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Do you have A preferred “insecticidal soap” you could recommend? One tested and true.

Thank you for sharing your experience with a newbie.
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Its been a long time since I bought any, so I don't know what is available in the supermarkets. But I've used Ivory Liquid Soap, not detergent. I mix it up as a 2% solution and spray it on my plants when needed.

Take 76 ml Ivory Liquid Soap and add to an empty gallon container. Add water to fill to a gallon and mix. Spray on your plants or drench the soil with it. 76 ml Ivory Liquid Soap / 3785 ml/gal = 2% solution
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I've had good results with Fels Naptha.It's not real convenient, though, since it comes in a bar - I just shave some off, which turns it into soap flakes which dissolve easily in a little hot water.
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Interesting about liquid soap.
Is potassium hydroxide used to make Liquid Soap, good for plants because of the potassium? At the same time might increase PH?
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Thank you. Such a good family here at cactiguide. 🙏🏽
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Re: BEST insecticidal soap for Cacti?

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I normally use insecticide on cacti, but for my eggplants infected with aphids I've just used standard dishwashing liquid. Always seemed to work fine to me.
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