Frequently asked questions

We do not have an organic certification. We are certified for use on all food crops with a no-withholding period. Our insecticide is natural. The manufactured ingredients are sorbitan mono-oleate, and the main active ingredient is Azadirachtin; the extraction process involves the use of alcohol. None of these ingredients or methods will stop our product from being organic. FYI Neem oil in its natural form is carcinogenic and certified organic, by the way, we do not have raw Neem oil in our product. I choose not to be certified organic because Neem is wild-harvested, and I do not believe in putting a sticker on everything that claims to be grown without man-made chemicals that harm. I cannot claim to be organic either, as my manufacturer does not use the same suppliers for the oils present in our product. The ingredient list is very small (4); I am happy to stand behind the product's natural and safe use in organic gardening practices. I hope this answers your questions. Thank you for being a conscious consumer. May there be more of us to save this planet.

This hose-end sprayer will last you a long time because of its brass fittings, and as long as you rinse it thoroughly with fresh water after use, it will not clog up, store out of the sun. A crucial piece of equipment to enable you to get the coverage needed in difficult-to-reach places, like large lawns, hedgerows, and trees. See the link for video instructions on use: https://youtu.be/bIgFqQLcfKA() Unscrew the brass fitting on top of the dial of the Hortex sprayer. Unscrew the plastic bottle from the sprayer. Remove the plastic pipe and put the little brass fitting inside the space you just removed the tube from, then put the tube back into the same position. This allows the Hortex sprayer to measure the lesser rate of spray required. Because Naturally Neem insecticide mixing rate is only 2-4ml per/liter, we recommend you add into the bottle the same amount of water as your measure of Naturally Neem insecticide, then set the dial to double the mixing rate you require. If you have a pest infestation, turn the dial to 8. For general maintenance, turn the dial to 4. Rule of thumb: when you are ready to turn on the tap, put on a timer. This way, you will see how much area you cover with that measure of Naturally Neem. Write it on the bottle, much easier for next time, tick, done.

2ml per liter is the recommended mixing rate; but if having trouble controlling insects then up to 4ml per liter is suggested. Then go back to 2ml per liter. The gist is that the product does work and is registered at 1ml per/Ltr, however for best results, use the above recommendation. This is called off label use. For an infestation, you can use up to 4ml per/Ltr without causing any damage to the plants. If you have any further questions, I am available to chat, just call me and we can talk about your growing situation.

Naturally Neem insecticide is not registered as safe for use on animals, and this means it is an offence for me to sell it to use on animals. To my knowledge and experience, the insecticide works for mites on chickens and fleas on dogs. The main danger I need to warn you of is the product is an endocrine disruptor, and therefore if you were breeding animals, I would not recommend it. Also worth adding is the product is all-natural. And I have used this on my dog for fleas and to keep ticks away, with success. Chicken coop management is three sprays within a week at 4ml per litre or paint it straight on the coup rails neat to get rid of mites. Your choice.

I can suggest that you try. Our product is a registered broadspectrum insecticide that is natural. With any pest that is a bit tricky, the spray needs three applications about a week to ten days apart. To penetrate the pest populations life cycle, the insect will die on its next lifecycle transformation. The contact killing only happens with our product to those insects with lightweight wings. Suffocation is another effect that can happen fast, but I am not a scientist on how or why it does for some insects and not others. Other modes of action occur during growth stages, when they shed the exoskeleton, breed, or come out of the chrysalis. Be patient and persistent.

For ease of explanation, here is a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkMdE3kJ87I ​ Otherwise, take off the screw lid. Scoop off the tin seal, peeling it back, so a fair amount of it has been removed (so as pouring is not a messy job). ​ Then use a chisel or flat head screwdriver, preferably a large one. Wedge in your flat edge on a 45-degree angle into the cap, and pop it out; - bearing in mind you will be using downward pressure, hold onto the bottle, so it does not fall over and spill the product everywhere. ​ Put the inner cap back into the bottle opening, safety, and stop spillage.

Best time to spray is in – Early evenings. Early morning, 4hrs before the sun being at 45 degrees in the sky, which is mid-morning basically. Avoid direct sunlight after spraying for four hours. Overcast or cloudy days are also good days to spray. Don't spray if windy. How often to spray – for preventative control, every ten days to 2 weeks, at the time of pest arrival. Monitor. If you just found a cluster of pests on the subject plant or crop, spray each week for three weeks (if you know the weather will pack in the following week, you might want to spray twice in the week); give at least four days between sprays. Two sprays within one week for heavy pest pressure, with a follow-up ten days later. Some pests may be harder to control, and using Naturally Neem at a higher rate of 4ml per liter will increase effectiveness.

I know the label says NO! Here's the info. Thank you for being so conscientious. The Ministry for Primary Industries (ACVM) recently pulled up a shipment of my Sea-Hume granules. Which in turn meant that they have classed me with the other Neem granules, which are made of just crushed neem kernel from the initial cold press (think olive kernel process). The raw Neem kernel is the source of the biotoxin/aflatoxin, which is carcinogenic. ( I am glad they have finally realized that Neem granules from other suppliers are so dangerous, not to mention they will have Ecoli present, as India still uses the ground common place to defecate!) The whole reason my products are safe for use on food crops is that I do not use raw Neem kernel or oil. Sea-Hume granules are safe for use on food crops, due to the aflatoxin not being present in the Neem component.