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Neem Introduction - Exambles of Neem application

Some examples of what neem can do for crops are listed below:

	Citrus Citrus black fly (Aleurocanthus Woglumi) can be controlled by Hymenopterous parasites and coccid beetles. The feeding damage can be reduced by simultaneously spraying of neem. Avoidance of toxic products is necessary because they would also kill the beneficial insects in the orchards.

	Vegetables Spraying neem every 15 days can reducethe damage caused by aphide, jassids, thrips and whiteflies. This will also prevent the build-up of pests like diamond-back moth, which is one of the most harmful pests, particularly to cabbage.

	Fruits Neem is effective against fruit flies. Med fly, one of the most damaging horticulture pests, can be controlled by spraying neem solution under fruit trees.

	Grapes Flea beetle, scales, thrips and jassids can be prevented by monthly spraying of neem.

	Apples Spring damage can be avoided by spraying neem, as this prevents the laying of eggs by insects.

	Mangoes Hoppers can be kept under control by spraying neem

	Melons and cucumbers Fruit flies, caterpillars and beetles can be avoided by spraying neem every twoweeks.

	Tea The multiplication of tea mosquitoes can be avoided by spraying neem.

	Coffee Green and red bugs, shot hole borers, thrips and leave miners attack

Commercial uses of neem

Neem as pesticide

Examples of neem application

Preparation of neem products for organic farming

Neem as fertilizer

Neem in storage

Neem as biomass

Neem against pollution

Neem as a medicine

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	plants and berries. This can be avoided by spraying neem until the harvest.

	Sugar cane Spraying neem can control the multiplication of white flies.

	Chillies The damage caused by thrips, pod borers, caterpillars and aphids can be avoided by spraying neem every two weeks.

	Rice Two to three sprays of neem can control pests like brown plant hopper, green leafhopper, leaf folders and stemborers. Neem causes the increase of the parasitisation of larvae pupae and the decrease ofthe hatchability of eggs.

	Cotton Sucking insects often damage the plants in their early stages. The prevention of the build-up these insects can be avoided by spraying neem every 15days. Nymphs can also be controlled by spraying neem. This should be done in the egg laying time.

	Pomegranate Spraying neem prevents butterflies from laying their eggs on flowers and young fruits.

	Onion Thrips and maggots can be controlled by spraying neem every 15 days.

	Tobacco Neem is useful as an anti-feedant and ovipositional repellent against the damages caused by tobacco caterpillar or tobacco cutworm.

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