Re: Neem and bugs
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- Subject: Re: Neem and bugs
- From: T*
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 07:20:29 -0500
On 12/22/00 9:51 PM ECPep@aol.com (ECPep@aol.com) said:
>We mixed a very strong Neem solution and dropped the bugs directly into it.
>Weeks later the good swimmers were still alive. Neem has not killed, that
>is
>dead, anything in my garden or winter garden. On the package there is some
>instruction as to covering the plant with Neem based solution. The bug eats
>the plant and then he does not feel well and may not reproduce.
Apparently neem inhibits growth and reproduction rather than quickly
killing insects. Here's an Indian web page
<http://maxpages.com/neemuses/Neem_on_Insects> that purports to describe
how neem acts on insects.
Interestingly, neem and neem products are thought to have some medicinal
qualities. Here's a site that is promoting neem for human use
<http://www.neeminc.com/>.
Tom Miller
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