Steps to Produce Neem Oil Biopesticide for Farming

 

The consequences of chemical pesticides are becoming more and more serious, hence the need to now opt for organic pesticides.

Step 1: Getting good almonds:

1.    Harvest ripe neem fruit.

2.    Remove the pulp.

3.    Dry in the shade.

4.    Hull using a mortar.

5.    Store in a dry and ventilated place away from light.

Step 2: Materials needed for manufacturing:

1.    Scale

2.    Mortar

3.    Scarf

4.    Sieve

5.    Bucket

6.    Clean empty container to receive the product.

Step 3: Transformation:

1.    Reduce neem powder fines first.

2.    Weigh 1kg of dry neem fine;

3.    Put it in a mortar and pound it until it is reduced to a powder.

Step 4: Preparation of the solution:

1.    Weigh 1kg of neem powder.

2.    Put the 1kg in a bucket and,

3.    Add 16 litres of water, (or even 10 litres of water depending on the intensity of the attacks) mix well.

4.    Added soap as an adhesive.

5.    Let the solution macerate for 24 hours protected from light.

Step 5: Using the aqueous neem solution:

1.    Filter the solution obtained after 24 hours of maceration.

2.    Put all the volume obtained in a sprayer.

3.    Do not add water.

4.    Apply directly to crops by spraying.

5.    Treatments should preferably be carried out in the evening and every 7 days.

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