Neem oil?

Has anyone used Neem oil for citrus? Or does it have an application for citrus?
I have read a little about it and it sounds useful but I've been fooled before.
Terry

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I like Safer Soap, oil can be a bit heavy if not mixed correctly and can kill the tree. Joe have you ever tried it. Newton

I tried it, didn't like it. Mabye others have had better success than me. Neem is touted to do lots of wonderful things...including working/serving as a fungicide or fungistat and the medical form having healthful benefits when consumed by humans. Extracts and oils are derived from the Neem tree, a tropical/sub-tropical plant native to India, so folks tend to like using it..
reasoning that it's safer to use and easier on the planet than other products.

I have good luck with liquid dish soap added to water in a small sprayer. Like other spray mixes...the soap can strip oil from the plant leaves. Still, it's pretty safe and works pretty well for white flies, aphids and mealies. In a small, pump up sprayer you can adjust the application from a mist to heavy droplets or a stream. With the stream you can actually dis-lodge some of the critters.

I too prefer the dish soap spray, lots safer and it does work!!! I don't pull out the "big guns" unless I haven't been paying good enough attention and things get out of hand!

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A word to the wise is sufficent

I killed a few citrus trees, at least I think thats what did it. I sprayed with neem oil weekly for three of four weeks then all of a sudden leaves started dropping and didnt quit. Then I read the instructions about not using after recent transplanting.. So... Im just off neem oil for good.

Eddie Williamson

Eddie, I don't use any type of oil sprays

Dawn (regular) diluted 2 teaspoon per gallon of water work very well on white fly. It is best sprayed 3 times 3 day apart. This gives good control on white fly. I have used Neem but find it no better than ultra fine oil.

Recently a quart of Orange oil was gave to me. It is supposed to be better than Neem or Ultra fine. Time will tell. It can be ordered for about $12.00 a quart. The dilution rate is 1 ounce to 3 gallons of water.