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  • From: "Michelle Horner" <shelly2@wi.rr.com>
  • To: "nafex" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] neem oil
  • Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 15:29:22 -0500

As I sprayed my orchard with Surround and Neem oil tank mix--I recalled some fellow Nafexer last year saying if he never smelled Neem oil again it would be too soon.  I like to think it is a slightly citrus-ie odor.  Which brings me to a question:  What is it that makes these new orange oil products so useful?  Might that be also what makes Neem seem to be a "bug-away" thing in addition to its labeled miticide, mildew-cide?  I've sprayed both Surround and Neem solo and it does not seem to be as effective; but the combo seems to even keep the dreaded plum curculio at bay! 
 
So, I wonder one step further.  Does that slightly citrus odor confuse bugs; or is it similar to pheromones on a grandee scale?
 
What's the speculation?
 
Michelle Horner zone 4/5 SE Wis



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