Bonide Captain Jack's Neem Max, 16 oz Concentrated Cold Pressed Neem Oil, Multi-Purpose Insecticide, Fungicide, Miticide, and Nematicide for Organic Gardening

This is probably my favorite plant product, when used as a soil treatment (see included directions). Doing this neatly circumvents the photosensitivity issues that direct application does. I've not had a single whitefly since I started doing that, and it's being doing sterling work keeping spider mites off of my dahlias. If there's insect damage on some leaves, expect it to become highly visible in the next day or so after application, though. I don't know why this is, but I'm chalking it up as the price of doing business.

Used this product before and it helped to knock down the aphids and mites that were attacking my burning bush plantings. Takes multiple applications about once a week, and worth applying to the spoil as well so the roots of the plants can take it up to the leaves. Recommend you apply early morning or late evening before the strong sun hits the plant or you will get leaf burn. Do not apply before rain.

My tree was infected by meely bugs. I have sprayed twice and the bugs seemed to have disappeared. Plan to do a 3rd spray soon to make sure.

Good product, not an immediate fix though.I had an aphid problem ( not quite an infestation, but definitely on its way to causing major damage to my seedlings) that was causing an ant problem because of the sticky residue that the aphids leave behind. I diluted the product as directed on the bottle. The first morning I sprayed my plants, underside and tops of leaves. By the next morning, I had more leaf damage from the aphids... Even though the product stated to wait a few days in between applications, I used again the next morning. Still had aphid residue/presence of bugs. So for the third application (4 days after initial application) I added a little bit of liquid castile soap, BOOM, the problem was gone by that evening. I washed off the mixture with my water hose and made sure that I wiped away any leftover bug residue in case the stronger mixture was too strong, to avoid leaf damage.Separate issue with a different colored aphid, the green ones, on my sugar snap peas. They were attacking all new growth. I used the instructions on bottle, but added a half teaspoon extra and the problem was gone the next day. I probably should have waited a couple of hours then washed away the mixture because all of the new growth was somewhat wilted/damaged. But this was completely my own wrong doing! Sugar snap pease are pretty delicate, especially the new growth. But they continued to grow and the damage was minimal. Good product, worked fast. Id recommend doing your own due diligence and just play around with measurements on the dilution of this product if it doesn't seem to work after the first couple of applications. Try it out on a very small section of plant that won't be too harmful if damage is done.

Easy to use, it goes a long way

I buy this all the time as a pesticide for my outdoor plants. Easy to use.

Neem _ My write upUsually Neem Must be mixed with other components because oil doesn’t stay mixed with water. Neem is the best organic product to use for pests under the ground as well as on plants above ground. I am using this Neem Max as a drench (under the ground) on my favorite plants because when used as a drench it is actually systemic. That means that the plant drinks in the Neem water resulting in its leaves and other plant parts not tasting good to pests. Most pests will starve instead of eating a leaf with Neem in it.This is very different from spraying Neem on plants. When you spray Neem on plants, it blocks the air holes on the pests’ bodies so that is why they expire. It only does this on contact. It does not work unless the Neem covers the pest completely.Neem is one of the very few things that is successful against root knot nematodes in soil!But it goes further than that. Last year I used it as a drench every month just on my favorite plants in one plant bed. Gophers got in that bed and voraciously ate up most of my plants but did not touch the plants that I had been treating with a Neem Drench. So, that’s pretty exciting stuff! I had read before this experience that caster oil deters gophers very well but I never read that Neem did that too!🤩I Love that I don’t have to mix it with other products in order for the oil to stay suspended in the water.I should also mention that my struggling plants don’t do well with a full dose of 3-6TBS per gallon. So, what I do is give all plants that I am treating 1 Tablespoon Neem Max per gallon and do that once a week for 3 times or more. That way they don’t have to deal with too much Neem at once. Hope this helps you be successful with your plants and wishing you a Great Year of Gardening!🤩🎉🏆

The price was good—cheaper than what I saw in stores, and shipping was fast. I’ve used this product before from another store and it worked well, so I decided to buy it online this time for convenience.But when I received it, I noticed the purple part of the bottle looked lighter than the one I bought before. All the product information was still there, but the bottle design was a bit weird. The cap couldn’t stay on tightly. It was sealed with tape during shipping, so nothing spilled, but once I removed the tape, the cap just wouldn’t close properly no matter what I tried. It was a little strange and honestly, kind of funny.I’ve used it a few times now, but it seems like the bugs are still happily eating my leafy greens. Also, one thing the product label doesn’t say is how long you should wait before eating vegetables after spraying. I ate some 2 days after spraying, and my lips felt a bit numb—maybe a mild allergic reaction? It was unexpected, but luckily, no serious symptoms. Still, I wish the label gave clear instructions on that.I’m still hoping it starts working better with more use. If it does help, I’ll be happy to update this review with a higher rating.Thanks.