How to Make an All-Purpose Insecticide: Try Neem Oil

16.11.2023 11:04

Many summer residents prefer to avoid using strong chemicals to treat trees and shrubs.

They try to use natural ingredients to cause as little harm to the garden as possible.

Therefore, we suggest paying attention to neem oil, which is extracted from the fruits of an evergreen tropical tree.

Let's see what the expert of the online publication "Belnovosti" and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh can say about this.

How Neem Oil Can Help Your Garden

It can be used for the prevention and treatment of bacterial and fungal diseases of plants throughout the growing season.

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The oil is used against anthracnose, brown spot, powdery mildew and gray rot.

In addition, it is a universal insecticide, as it helps to deal with pests - spider mites, thrips, aphids, whiteflies, scale insects and false scale insects.

It is enough to dilute 80 ml of oil in 10 liters of water, add 100 ml of green soap and spray the plants.

Dmitry Liskovich Author: Dmitry Liskovich Internet resource editor

Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert: Anastasia KovrizhnykhExpert / Belnovosti