Wilko's houseplant bug control spray- what is in it?

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  1. noisette47

    noisette47 Total Gardener

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    I know what it doesn't do.....which is what it's being sold for! As for a slimming effect, the same claims are made for neem oil. I'll be drinking Melia azedarach-based apéros this winter :biggrin:
     
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    Melia azedarach? Now that IS poisonous ! But not to cattle or birds strangely.
     
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    It's closely related to Neem, no? I tried a decoction of leaves and seeds from my Melia tree on the woolly scale rampaging through my citrus trees. It did seem to help, but like most treatments it needs a regular follow-up until the life-cycle is wiped out.
     
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