Terawet Green Technologies
"Uniting Science with Nature" 
San Diego, California, USA * Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Neem Pesticide
The Neem tree is now in the limelight after scientists took international patents on neem products.
There is a widespread belief that Neem based pesticides are for better than chemical pesticides.
Many governments have already banned DDT, BHC and placed some other pesticides like monocrotophos on the watch list.
Bio-pesticides are now being increasingly used by growers world wide.
Neem based pesticides have excellent potential in view of the low cost, abundant availability of raw material and eco-friendly nature of the product.
Active agent in Neem is azadiracthin.
Neem has antifeedent and repellent properties against number of insects.
Neem cake and bitter can be used for the coating of Urea. Neem pesticides are at present used on cotton, rice, redgram, groundnut, soybean, vegetable fruits and tea-cake is used for all horticulture and plantation.
There is a widespread belief that Neem based pesticides are for better than chemical pesticides.
Many governments have already banned DDT, BHC and placed some other pesticides like monocrotophos on the watch list.
Bio-pesticides are now being increasingly used by growers world wide.
Neem based pesticides have excellent potential in view of the low cost, abundant availability of raw material and eco-friendly nature of the product.
Active agent in Neem is azadiracthin.
Neem has antifeedent and repellent properties against number of insects.
Neem cake and bitter can be used for the coating of Urea. Neem pesticides are at present used on cotton, rice, redgram, groundnut, soybean, vegetable fruits and tea-cake is used for all horticulture and plantation.
Neem trees are seen throughout India. The basic raw material for neem pesticides is neem seeds.
Neem seeds/fruits are collected during May-August, sun dried and stored till
Oct-Dec, when these are extracted.
There is tremendous scope for using Neem products in organic farming.
Neem Pesticide consumption has doubled in tea-estates during last few years.
This was due to insistence of importing countries on pesticide residues.
The market for organic pesticides will increase, as the farmers become aware of benefits of organic pesticides and problems of toxic residues from chemical pesticide uses.
India will take lead and provide leadership as Azadirachta indica is a tree of Indian origin and more than 60% of its germplasm is to be found in India.
