Neem oil is made from the extract of the Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) seed and Azadirachtin is the active ingredient. It can control a wide variety of insects including aphids, beetles, caterpillars, leafminer, mealybugs, sawfly larvae, scale, spider mites, thrips, and whiteflies.
Insecticides
- Ingredient
- Sulphur soap one teaspoon
- neem oil 5 ml
- 1 litre water
Soaps are often cited as a great form of pest control. Generally, soaps work by suffocating insects they come into contact with and dissolving their exoskeletons, which leaves them liable to drying out. They are especially effective against most small, sap-sucking pests like aphids, mealy bugs, mites and scale insects, and are much less harmful compared to conventional pesticides, being safe on skin and easily washed away by rainwater.
Text by Dr Wilson Wong
My chilli and brinjal leaves are wrinkled. I can see black bugs sucking on the leaves. That’s why I bought a package to start eliminating them
Zen’s garden 