neem's

People have gradually learned about neem's potential for reforestation, timber, firewood and as an insect repellent, and more recently as a pesticide as research and awareness campaigns on the potential of neem are being conducted in Kenya.

4. Case studies of small-scale semi-industrial neem processing in Kenya, Thailand, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua 2000

On the other hand, the rising number of pests resistant to broad-spectrum synthetic pesticides will even convince those farmers who do not care about the detrimental health and environmental effects of synthetic pesticides of neem's good pesticidal properties.

5. Summary and Outlook 2000

People in neem's homeland have long known that ingredients in its leaves and seeds can disrupt the lives of storage insects.

Chapter 24 1996

Despite neem's apparent lack of toxicity or environmental danger, getting the authorization to use it on food plants will take time and great expense, because federal agencies require exhaustive testing before approving any pesticide for this purpose.

1 The Vision 1992

Blocking the larvae from molting is likely to be neem's most important quality.

5 Effects on Insects 1992

For example, although pests can become tolerant to a single toxic chemical such as malathion, it seems unlikely that they can develop genetic resistance to neem's complex blend of compounds - many functioning quite differently and on different parts of an insect's life cycle and physiology.

1 The Vision 1992

As a test of neem's ability to repel insects, entomologist Thyril Ladd dipped a glass rod into dilute neem extract and wrote the letters "N" and "M" on a soybean leaf.

5 Effects on Insects 1992

In this group, neem's antifeedant and growth regulatory effects are both important.

5 Effects on Insects 1992

As discussed, neem's effects vary with different insects.

5 Effects on Insects 1992

Under normal circumstances neem's seeds are viable for only a few weeks, but earlier this century people somehow managed to introduce this Indian tree to West Africa, where it has since grown well.

1 The Vision 1992