Neem Oil - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T04:43:28Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A528104&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis is the best way I found…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-11-06:4778851:Comment:5281042013-11-06T01:20:28.577ZDavid Wyatthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DavidWyatt
<p>This is the best way I found to rid myself of pests in the green house...I tried many different brews and they always seem to come back.....Ladybugs knocked them right out. I thought for along time that some of my starters I bought had the aphids in them then I read ants will bring in aphids to a green house to make a sap they love....If you have ants get rid of them... :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>sherrie p cockram said:…</cite></p>
<p>This is the best way I found to rid myself of pests in the green house...I tried many different brews and they always seem to come back.....Ladybugs knocked them right out. I thought for along time that some of my starters I bought had the aphids in them then I read ants will bring in aphids to a green house to make a sap they love....If you have ants get rid of them... :)<br/> <br/> <cite>sherrie p cockram said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil#4778851Comment525690"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I released 500 ladybugs in my grow room. I had some Aphids on my lettuce and my bell pepper plants and strawberries. those ladybugs ate them right up. My grow is indoors in a 15 X 25 lake storage room...The ladybugs work!</p>
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</blockquote> I released 500 ladybugs in my…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-10-26:4778851:Comment:5256902013-10-26T18:05:32.771Zsherrie p cockramhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/sherriepcockram
<p>I released 500 ladybugs in my grow room. I had some Aphids on my lettuce and my bell pepper plants and strawberries. those ladybugs ate them right up. My grow is indoors in a 15 X 25 lake storage room...The ladybugs work!</p>
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<p>I released 500 ladybugs in my grow room. I had some Aphids on my lettuce and my bell pepper plants and strawberries. those ladybugs ate them right up. My grow is indoors in a 15 X 25 lake storage room...The ladybugs work!</p>
<p></p> Hi guys. Sorry about the con…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-21:4778851:Comment:4959902013-07-21T13:43:12.707ZSylvia Bernsteinhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/SylviaBernstein
<p>Hi guys. Sorry about the confusion in my book. The reference to neem was removed in the fifth printing this past winter and we also stopped selling any products with neem in it. It is toxic to fish, although obviously I didn't know that when I wrote the book. Like any spray, however, even if it is deemed "safe" like insecticidal soap you should never be spraying over your water. I now recommend the "just spray them off" method, or beneficial insects, or if neither of those are doing it…</p>
<p>Hi guys. Sorry about the confusion in my book. The reference to neem was removed in the fifth printing this past winter and we also stopped selling any products with neem in it. It is toxic to fish, although obviously I didn't know that when I wrote the book. Like any spray, however, even if it is deemed "safe" like insecticidal soap you should never be spraying over your water. I now recommend the "just spray them off" method, or beneficial insects, or if neither of those are doing it for you then insecticidal soap. If you have rafts, remove them from the channel before spraying. And if you are in media just don't spray so much that it runs down the stem and into the wet zone of your bed. And if the media bed is over a sump tank then cover it with a tarp. If you did this with neem you would probably also be ok...but I'm not willing to take that chance!</p> any oils can suffocate fish b…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-16:4778851:Comment:4942122013-07-16T15:13:23.482ZKeith Rowanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KeithRowan
<p>any oils can suffocate fish by getting onto their gills..</p>
<p>any oils can suffocate fish by getting onto their gills..</p> Page 170, Sylvia recommends N…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-16:4778851:Comment:4939832013-07-16T11:18:36.984ZDaniel (Nick) Sengstackehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielNickSengstacke
<p>Page 170, Sylvia recommends NeemOil and there is a paragraph dedicated to explaining how Neem Oil works. No mention of toxicity to fish.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Alex Veidel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A494013&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment494013"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hmm, for some reason I recall her mentioning in her book that neem oil is not safe for fish and if you use…</p>
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<p>Page 170, Sylvia recommends NeemOil and there is a paragraph dedicated to explaining how Neem Oil works. No mention of toxicity to fish.<br/> <br/> <cite>Alex Veidel said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A494013&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment494013"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hmm, for some reason I recall her mentioning in her book that neem oil is not safe for fish and if you use it, you need to be careful in applying it to your plants <em>ONLY</em>.<br/> <br/> <cite>Daniel (Nick) Sengstacke said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil#4778851Comment493934"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Excellent link to an informative article on Neem Oil. I have been suspicious of this being the cause of my tilapia die-off. Sylvia needs to remove this item from her book.<br/> </p>
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</blockquote> Hmm, for some reason I recall…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-16:4778851:Comment:4940132013-07-16T02:30:14.208ZAlex Veidelhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlexVeidel
<p>Hmm, for some reason I recall her mentioning in her book that neem oil is not safe for fish and if you use it, you need to be careful in applying it to your plants <em>ONLY</em>.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Daniel (Nick) Sengstacke said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil#4778851Comment493934"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Excellent link to an informative article on Neem Oil. I have been suspicious of this being the cause of my tilapia…</p>
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<p>Hmm, for some reason I recall her mentioning in her book that neem oil is not safe for fish and if you use it, you need to be careful in applying it to your plants <em>ONLY</em>.<br/> <br/> <cite>Daniel (Nick) Sengstacke said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil#4778851Comment493934"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Excellent link to an informative article on Neem Oil. I have been suspicious of this being the cause of my tilapia die-off. Sylvia needs to remove this item from her book.<br/> <br/></p>
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</blockquote> Yes, live and learn. I shoul…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-16:4778851:Comment:4938412013-07-16T01:26:14.634ZDaniel (Nick) Sengstackehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielNickSengstacke
<p>Yes, live and learn. I should have just pulled out the infested plants and sprayed them off clean.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Randall Wimbish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A493766&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment493766"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>For aphids in the system. Just blast them off with hose water for a brief moment. A little tiny bit or chlorinated water won't hurt…</p>
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<p>Yes, live and learn. I should have just pulled out the infested plants and sprayed them off clean.<br/> <br/> <cite>Randall Wimbish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A493766&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment493766"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>For aphids in the system. Just blast them off with hose water for a brief moment. A little tiny bit or chlorinated water won't hurt anything. Repeat every day or two until they are gone. Also, sometimes you can remove the plant and take it outside and blast it then return it to the grow bed with out too much harm.</p>
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</blockquote> Excellent link to an informat…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-07-16:4778851:Comment:4939342013-07-16T01:24:37.150ZDaniel (Nick) Sengstackehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DanielNickSengstacke
<p>Excellent link to an informative article on Neem Oil. I have been suspicious of this being the cause of my tilapia die-off. Sylvia needs to remove this item from her book.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Randall Wimbish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A493766&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment493763"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This link says it is toxic to Tilapia and carp.…</p>
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<p>Excellent link to an informative article on Neem Oil. I have been suspicious of this being the cause of my tilapia die-off. Sylvia needs to remove this item from her book.<br/> <br/> <cite>Randall Wimbish said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/neem-oil?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A493766&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment493763"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>This link says it is toxic to Tilapia and carp.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.essentialoils.co.za/neem-oil-precautions.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.essentialoils.co.za/neem-oil-precautions.htm</a></p>
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