Insecticides growing in trees. (neem tree used for pest control)

From: Science News | Date: September 14, 1985 | Copyright information

For centuries, leaves and seeds of a native tree have been used for pest control in the tropics. Now chemicals from this neem tree are being applied to U.S. agriculture. Hiram Larew and Victor Adler of the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Md., report that neem chemicals kill or repel plant-damaging insects as well as six types of cockroaches. The first ...

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