Pesticide ingredient: Horticultural oil

Linda Chalker-Scott; Catherine H. Daniels

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Pesticide ingredient: Horticultural oil

Linda Chalker-Scott and Catherine H. Daniels

Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension), 184E., Washington State University Extension

10/2015

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Abstract

Oil as pesticide.

Mineral oils.

Vegetable oils.

Botanical pesticides.

Pesticides--Formulation.

Horticultural oils are manufactured from either petroleum or vegetable oils, to be used as a pesticide on plants. Regardless of the source, these oils kill eggs, larvae, and nymphs of insects and mites by smothering them.This publication explains the types of oils, how they can be used as pesticides, and what drawbacks there are to their use.

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Title: Pesticide ingredient: Horticultural oil
Creators: Linda Chalker-Scott (Author)
Catherine H. Daniels (Author)
Academic Unit: Publications, WSU Extension
Series: Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 184E.
Publisher: Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers: 99900501003601842
Copyright: In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
Language: English
Resource Type: Report