Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*
Active substance:
Neem oil
Nomenclature
Common Names:
CAS RN:
947173-77-5
IUPAC:
Null
Targets:
- Alternaria spp.
- Anthracnose spp.
- Botrytis spp.
- Acaridae
(mite) - Aleyrodidae
(white fly) - Aphididae
(aphid, greenfly) - Coccidae (scale insect)
- Colletotrichum acutatum (anthracnose, black spot (strawberries), terminal crook disease (pine), leaf curl or crown rot (anemone and celery))
- Eriophyidae (gall mite)
- Erysiphales (powdery mildew)
- Mycosphaerella citri (greasy spot, black melanose, greasy melanose, greasy spot rind blotch (citrus))
- Peronosporaceae (water mould, downy mildew)
- Pseudococcidae (mealybug)
- Pucciniales (rusts)
- Tetranychidae
(spider mite) - Thripidae
(thrips)
Biogeography:
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Biological Activity
Mode of Action:
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Toxicology
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This is an extract from the Manual of Biocontrol Agents produced by the BCPC. The manual has been substantially revised and updated to reflect the growth and maturity of the global biocontrol industry.
It contains up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on over 200 active substances which are commercially available in products including:
- 90+ micro-organisms
- 15+ botanicals
- 80+ macro-organisms
- 31+ semiochemicals