Neem Oil Pesticide—An Ancient Product
Protecting Today's Gardens

Referred to as neem tree oil, neem seed oil, margosa, neeb and nimtree, neem oil pesticide is an organic method to manage and get rid of pest insects in your flower or vegetable garden.

Neem oil has been used for centuries in India, and it's becoming popular with gardeners due its ability to rid gardens of insects.

It's a natural option, a biopesticide, that let's you avoid poisonous and toxic chemicals that contaminate the soil and water, and harm people, animals, birds and beneficial bugs.

Neem oil pesticide is an organic compound produced from an extract of the plant Azadirachta indica (neem tree). The active component is azadiractin.

Farmers use neem oil as a miticide and pesticide to ward off unwanted pests such as aphids and white flies. Neem oil stops the transformation process, suppressing bugs from developing towards adult status.

Neem has an effect on the development of mosquitoes. A mixture of 2% neem oil in coconut oil, when put on exposed areas of the body of volunteers, offers 12 hour total protection from mosquito bites.

Kerosene lamps made up of .01% to 1% neem oil decreases mosquito bites in addition to reducing the number of mosquitoes sitting on walls within the rooms. This protection is higher against genus Anopheles compared to genus Culex.

The neem oil also guards crops from fungal infections including mildew and rust.

Lower Quality Neem Oil

Neem seed oil can also be acquired through solvent removal from the neem kernel, fruit, cake, seed and oil.

A huge business in India removes the oil left over within the seed cake using hexane, a solvent derived from petroleum. The oil produced with this solvent is of a lesser quality when compared with the cold-pressed oil. The solvent version is used mostly for soap production.

Research on Neem and Neem Oil

This oil has been used for hundreds of years by farmers in India as a pesticide, along with dozens of other uses. Research on neem oil began in the 20s in India, and it continues to this day.

Neem has so many uses that a company in the United States attempted to patent the tree itself, which would have forced anyone making neem products to pay the company a royalty, including Indians. The Indian government forced the company to rescind its patent application after a huge outcry worldwide.

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