About

 

Aloha,
We are the Lanikai Science Squad—four 7th grade students who formed an Ecybermission science team. We identified a community problem: 98% of Hawaii farms are using synthetic pesticides on their crops. To protect our aina, we are trying to find a more natural alternative to synthetic pesticide by making our own organic pest control. We discovered a low cost replacement for synthetic pesticide at $.13 per ounce, with  natural ingredients including garlic and Hawaiian chili pepper. Our data showed that
organic pest control works just as well as synthetic pesticide in:

• preventing pests from damaging the crops
• encouraging crop growth
• growing with more chlorophyll, thought to be better for health

We believe homemade pest control made from organic materials is the solution because it won’t harm humans or our environment in the process.

See the resource link, page 3, about organic versus non-organic chemicals and pesticides, https://www.ctahr. hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/FST-45.pdf 

Sponsored by AEOP and www.ecybermission.com

Materials from Messinas, Plantation Products, and Back to the Roots

The Organic Garden Starter Kit is made available for educational purposes. Refer to included instructions and keep for reference. This kit can only be used with adult supervision.