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Mix one tablespoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of a mild dish detergent, and 2 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil in a gallon of water to make a solution that will repel all kinds of bugs, as well as a fungicide for blight and mildew on the dill plant leaves. You can make your own pest spray with benign materials. Like insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils can cause plant injury if not properly diluted.

Oil-based sprays block an insect’s air holes, interfere with an insect’s metabolism, disrupt insect feeding, and inhibit insect growth. Neem oil, for instance, is derived from seed extracts of the neem plant. Combine plant- or petroleum-based oils with water to produce horticultural sprays. While insecticidal soap is less apt to affect other organisms, certain plants might be sensitive to the soap and can suffer leaf burn. Mix the soap with water to create your solution and apply directly to insects on any plants. The potassium salts in insecticidal soap help remove an insect’s protective waxes, causing destruction of insect membranes and killing them. Handpicking isn’t efficient or practical for very small pests but works well with larger pests. After removal, destroy pests by drowning them in a bucket of soapy water or crushing them with your foot. Use your garden gloves to remove the pests by hand. Choose the best treatment for the type of pests invading your plants. Here is some more information on proven ways to get rid of pests on your dill plants. Pick off and drop in soapy water or apply Bacillus thuringiensis. Pick off worms and place them elsewhere in the yard. Parsley worms turn into Black Swallowtail butterflies. Common Pests and Plant Diseases Don’t be alarmed if you see one or more yellow, green, and black caterpillars eating your dill. 1 Dill responds well to pinching the growing tippinching results in a bushier plant, so pinch and use your dill often. If dill isn’t in bloom, introduce ladybugs. Plant the seedlings about one inch deep, spacing them 12 to 15 inches apart. Yellowing leaves clusters of small “bumps” on underside of leavesĭill flowers attract ladybugs which eat aphids. Spot the symptoms of dill pestsĬheck leaves, branches, and heads for these symptoms that come from pests on the prowl! Healthy dill plants can bounce back from pest damage if you catch the pests quickly. Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an herb that’s found throughout European and Asian cuisines ().Also called dill weed, the plant has slender stems with alternating soft leaves and brown, flat, oval. Keeping a close watch on your plants during regular daily inspections will help you spot any pests before they can do irreparable harm. Black swallowtail caterpillar on dill, also known as a Parsley Wormįortunately, not many pests bother dill, and those that do are easily managed.