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Mon, May 21, 12 at 16:22
| Today on my meyer lemon, I noticed a few whiteflies on the leaves and I was hoping to nip it in the bud before it got too bad. I have some Bonide ready to use spray that has neem oil in it. Will that work? Should I just follow the directions as listed? Also, this is a newly transplanted (one week ago) tree. The label on the spray says it should not be used on newly transplanted trees. Is it too soon to use it?
Thanks Kristopher |
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| Do you have any plain horticultural oil? Summer weight oils, when applied to the underside of the foliage will smother eggs and pupae of whitefly quite nicely. Spraying the bottom surface is imperative. |
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- Posted by blazeaglory 10 SZ22 OC Ca (My Page) on Tue, May 22, 12 at 0:47
| I always wondered what the difference was between neem and horticulture oil. Is horticulture oil just petroleum oil? Also what is a "summer weight" oil? Do you call it that because its lighter made to deal with the hot sun of summer to not scorch the plant? |
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| Neem oil IS one of the horticultural oils, though it is clearly has a very unique ingredient. Hort. oils are usually a highly refined and filtered petroleum oil though some are vegetable based. Emulsifying agents are added to allow the product to be applied cleanly with water. You can purchase an oil that is especially manufactured to be lighter OR you will often find alternative directions for mixing on your standard hort. oil. I was reading a report recently that said that the use of oil applications (not neem) for whitefly can reduce their egg laying by as much as 95%.
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