The present invention relates to a pesticidal composition comprises: a.) a carrier oil component selected from the group consisting of linseed oil, oils extracted or distilled from chia (Salvia hispanica), kiwifruit seeds (Actinidia chinensis), perilla (Perilla frutescens), lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), camelina (Camelina sativa), purslane (Portulaca oleracea), sea buckthorn, walnut, rapeseed, soybean and hemp, and mixtures of the aforementioned oils, b.) an aqueous solution of hydrogencarbonate, and c.) a plant essential oil component selected from the group consisting of orange peel oil, mandarin peel oil, mint oil, spearmint oil (Mentha spicata), kuromoji oil, ginger grass oil, wintergreen oil, birch oil, black birch oil (Betulenta lenta), Spiraea (meadowsweets) oil Polygalaceae oil, hemp seed oil, caraway oil, garden angelica oil (Angelica archangelica), lovage extracts, dill seed oil and mixtures thereof. The present invention further relates to the use of said composition for controlling insects from the order Orthoptera and to methods for controlling insects from the order Orthoptera. The present invention also relates to a kit for an on-site preparation of a sprayable pesticidal composition and the use of said sprayable composition for controlling insects from the order Orthoptera.
