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Derived from
plants these materials tend to:
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•Be short lived in activity
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•Repellent
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•Smothering or poisoning agents.
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Neem is the one
of these materials that works the best.
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From right to
left
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Cinnamon,
garlic, neem tree extract, hot pepper
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•There is little or no research done on the efficacy of
these products.
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For more
information on Neem visit:http://entm29.entm.purdue.edu/acorn/anews5.htm;
http://www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/extension/horticulture/bulletins/neem-insect_MSU.pdf
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For more
information about Botanical insecticides visit:
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/fctsheet/egfactsh/botanica.html and
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/RG208.pdf
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