The soaps prepared from neem oil and pongamia oils respectively and are in concentrate from. These have to be diluted with water (10 g/litre) and sprayed on plants to control insect pests just like insecticides. The soap sprays can be used as a substitute for synthetic insecticides and can be used as a component of IPM in many vegetable crops and as organic input.
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