Another Organic way of pest control is applying Neem Oil Emulsion.

Neem Oil Emulsion

For this we need 1 litre of Neem Oil or 1 kg of Neem Cake, this you can get at any shop which sells ayurvedic medicines or  “pacha marunnu kada”(Malayalam). Nowadays they are also available in Supermarkets, I believe.

Neem Cake

Dissolve 60 gm of washing soap as we have done above in around ½  a litre of water. Pour 1 litre of neem oil in the soap solution and mix it nicely with a long spoon or stick. This solution will turn into a milky solution.

This solution can be diluted in 10 times of water. That is 100 ml of this emulsion should be mixed in 1 litre of water and sprayed on the crops.

This is very useful in pests and bugs attacking the leaves of plants. The itching smell of neem oil and soap keeps away the insects.

For applying in Snake Gourd and Bittergourd cultivation, this solution must be diluted 40 times. That is 100 ml of this solution should be diluted with 4 litres of water. 

American mint, Bush mint / Jungli tulasi / Nattapoochedi(Malayalam) Emulsion

The process is same as mentioned above, 60gm of washing soap dissolved in one litre of water should be mixed with one litre of juice of this plants tender leaves and small branches. These are mostly seen on roadsides. We don’t know how effective they are.

This solution should be diluted in 10 times of clean water.

100 ml + 1 litre water

This emulsion is very useful in relieving the sturdy small parasites seen on pea plants.