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Azadirachtin- the best Natural Pesticide
Azadirachtin is extracted from the Neem Kernel. The
percentage of Azadirachtin content varies from 0.2 to 0.5 in
the seed. Azadirachtin is extracted by solvent methodology
and in different procedures / processes by individual
companies as patented by them.
Azadirachtin is considered to be the safest pesticide and is
toxic free. Azadirachtin works almost on 500 pests.
Azadirachtin has no resistance to the pests. The pest
hormone structure is disturbed by Azadirachtin and the pest
dies. Azadirachtin is good in early stage of the life cycle of the
pest, particularly Eggary and 1st larve.
Azadirachtin affects the pests in the following manner:
• Disrupts the metamorphosis of insect larvae, thus
inhibiting its molting, they die without producing a new
generation
• Repugnant to insects such that they would starve to
death rather than eat leaves even with traces of Aza.
• In general, the whole physiology of the insect gets
affected
• In certain plants, neem compounds act as systemic
agent, the plant becoming protected from within
• Affects about 500 insect species including many that
are resistant to or inherently difficult to control with
conventional pesticides.
Azadirachtin based pesticides are versatile, easily
biodegradable, leaving no toxic residue and thereby keeping
the environment clean and safe.
Since Azadirachtin targets the molting process, it takes four
to ten days to kill an insect, depending on the life cycle.
Azadirachtin should be applied in time as soon as the pests
are observed. First application as soon as egg laying is
observed following by second on egg hatching. Further
application at 7-15 day interval. And there is no restriction of
reentry problem. Azadirachtin can be used on various crops
like strawberry, apple, banana, mango, paddy, cotton, chilly
etc.