Neem Oil With Emulsion: Neem oil insecticide works as a systemic in many plants when applied as a soil drench. This means it is absorbed by the plant and distributed throughout the tissue. Once the product is in the plant’s vascular system, insects intake it during feeding. This compound causes insects to reduce or cease feeding, prevent larvae from maturing, reduces or interrupts mating behavior, and, in some cases, the oil coats the breathing holes of insects and kills them.
Neem oil fungicide is useful against fungi, mildews, and rusts when applied in a 1 percent solution. It is also deemed helpful for other kinds of issues such as root rot, black spot, and sooty mold
Neem oil foliar spray is most useful when applied to young plant growth. The oil has a half-life of three to 22 days in soil, but only 45 minutes to four days in water. It is nearly non-toxic to birds, fish, bees, and wildlife, and studies have shown no cancer or other disease-causing results from its use. This makes neem oil very safe to use if applied properly.
Benefits of Neem oil With Emulsion
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.
Neem oil, on the other hand, is biodegradable and non-toxic. It’s safe for birds, pets, fish, livestock, or other area wildlife when used.
It's organic and biodegradable:
Neem oil is a natural derivative of the neem tree an evergreen variety native to India. This makes it organic and biodegradable. The Environmental Protection Agency has found neem oil to have no unreasonable adverse effect making it safe for the U.S. population and the environment.
It doesn't create "death zones" as other insecticides can:
Neem oil 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 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.
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.
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 through the dirt, they create pathways that allow air and rainwater 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
How to use neem oil With Emulsion
In a garden sprayer, mix the neem oil at the rate of 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) per gallon of water. Mix the solution thoroughly.
Spray all plant surfaces (including undersides of leaves) until completely wet.
When applied as a preventative, neem oil should be applied on a 7- to 14-day schedule according to 70% of neem oil manufacturers. To control a pest or disease already present, they recommend an application on a 7-day schedule.
