Organic Neem Pesticide

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Since neem  can kill insects at varying stages, you can use it as a dormant-season application to kill overwinter pests and eggs or as a foliar spray to repel and kill insects. Use neem  as a dormant spray to control a number of insects, including- Mites that overwinter on plant leaves.
10 Benefits organic neem pesticide :
It’s Safe to Use Around Pets and Wildlife : Synthetic pesticides that work on contact often build up in the surrounding environment, leaving toxic residue behind that can harm and even kill pets and other animals in the area.
It’s Organic and Biodegradable : Neem pesticide  is a natural derivative of the neem tree (Azadirachta indica), an evergreen variety native to India. This makes it organic and biodegradable. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency has found neem oil to have “…no unreasonable adverse effects,” making it safe for the U.S. population and the environment.
It Doesn’t Create “death Zones” as other Insecticides Can : Neem oil insecticide does not create a dead zone around treated plants, trees or shrubs like other synthetic insecticides can. It only targets leaf-sucking and chewing insects.
Synthetic pesticides creep away from the sprayed areas to create “death zones” that can kill beneficial insects as well as other animals.
You Can Use It to Control Insects At all Stages of Development : Neem oil kills insects at all stages of development — adult, larvae and egg. The active chemical in neem oil, azadirachtin, gets rid of insects in a few different ways :

• As an antifeedant
• As a hormone disruptor
• By smothering

Azadirachtin will force the insect or pest to stop eating the leaves.
When insects come into contact with neem oil, it also prevents the bug from transforming into its next stage of development by disrupting regulatory hormones.
It Effectively Controls Hundreds of Insects : Neem oil is an effective pesticide that gets rid of over 200 species of insects, not just a few. Some of the most common include :

• Aphids
• Mites
• Scale
• Leaf hoppers
• White flies
• Caterpillars
• Mites
• Mealybugs
• Thrips

Beneficial Earthworms Won’t Be Harmed : While traditional chemical pesticides can harm earthworms, neem oil has the opposite effect by encouraging earthworm activity.
Why is this important? Earthworms are beneficial to garden soil. As they tunnel though the dirt, they create pathways that allow air and rain water to reach plant roots. These little guys also leave behind excrement, known as casts, that contain nutrients for the soil, including potassium, nitrogen and phosphorous. When earthworms die, their decaying bodies also help fertilize the soil
It Can Be Used as a Dormant-season Application or a Foliar Spray : Since neem oil can kill insects at varying stages, you can use it as a dormant-season application to kill overwinter pests and eggs or as a foliar spray to repel and kill insects.
Use neem oil as a dormant oil spray to control a number of insects, including :

• Tent caterpillars, leaf rollers and other caterpillar eggs that remain on plant leaves during winter
• Aphids that cause leaf curling the following spring
• Mites that overwinter on plant leaves
• Scale insects

You can also use neem oil as foliar spray during the growing season to control common pests, such as :

• Aphids
• Spider mites
• Whiteflies
• Leafhoppers

You Can Safely Use It On Your Indoor Plants : One of the worst feelings is seeing your indoor plants overrun with aphids.
Neem oil is safe to use indoors to prevent pests and disease. Just spray the leaves to kill pests without having the worry of harming your kids or household pets.
It also Works as a Bactericide : Neem oil can kill fire blight, a bacterial disease that causes the leaves of plants to wilt and appear as though they have been burned.
To prevent fire blight, you must spray trees while dormant. The bacterium that causes fire blight cankers overwinter on branches, twigs and trunks of trees.
Protect Your Veggies from Pests and Fungus : Neem oil has a dual purpose in the vegetable garden as both a pesticide and a fungicide. It works on arthropod pests that often eat your vegetables, including tomato hornworms, corn earworm, aphids and whiteflies.
In addition, neem oil also controls common fungi that grow on vegetable plants, including :

• Mildews
• Rusts
• Leaf spots
• Wilts
• Stem rots

If you want to use neem oil on vegetable plants, spray them in the evening and again in the morning. Spraying at these times helps ensure you are not causing any harm to beneficial insects, such as bees, that help pollinate vegetable plants.