Instructions for Concern® Insect Killing Soap
Derived from Neem
32 oz. Ready to Use Directions
(Concentrate directions below)
INSECT KILLING SOAP Derived From Neem Ready-To-Use
DIRECTIONS FOR USE It is a violation of Federal Law to use this product in a
manner inconsistent with its label.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This blend of potassium soaps derived from Indian Neem tree seed oil is
specially formulated as a Ready-to-Use spray that kills mite and insect
pests on contact.
Target arthropod pests include adelgids, aphids,
cabbageworms & other caterpillars, earwigs, fleabeetles, lace bugs, leaf
hoppers, mealy bugs, psyllids, rose slugs, scale insects, sawfly larvae,
spider mites, spittle-bugs, squashbugs, stinkbugs, tent caterpillars, thrips,
and whiteflies on indoor and outdoor ornamental and food plants, shrubs,
trees, foliage plants, flowers, home garden and greenhouse fruits, nuts and
vegetables.
SHAKE WELL BEFORE USE.
Contact and kill ARTHROPOD PESTS with spray when they
first appear or as soon as damage is noticed. Spray infested plant surfaces
thoroughly, including lower leaf surfaces, to point of runoff. Respray in
one week if pests persist. For aphid and mealybug control, respray after 2
or 3 days to control high populations. Product can be used up to day of
harvest on food plants. Cover aquaria before spraying.
FOR USE ON H0USEPLANTS, such as ornamental foliage,
flowering and food plants in homes, home greenhouses or interior plantscapes.
FOR USE ON FLOWERS, BEDDING PLANTS & PERENIALS, such as
those growing OUTDOORS or around the home.
FOR USE ON WOODY LANDSCAPE SHRUBS & TREES, including
deciduous and evergreen species such as dogwood, crabapple, crape myrtle,
lilac, holly, and conifers.
FOR USE ON HOMEGROWN FRUITS & NUTS, such as apples,
blackberries, cherries, cranberries, English walnuts, grapes, grapefruit,
lemons, melons, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, plums,
raspberries, strawberries, and many Exotic, Semitropical or Tropical
fruiting plants.
FOR USE ON HOMEGROWN VEGETABLES, such as asparagus,
beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage (& other cole crops), celery (and other
leafy vegetables), cucumber (& other cucurbits), eggplant, herbs, lettuce,
okra, peas, peppers, potatoes, radish, spices (various), spinach, squash &
tomatoes.
USE RESTRICTIONS
Do not use on newly transplanted or drought-stressed
plants or on bleeding heart, Crown of Thorns, gardenia, horse chestnut, jade
plant, Japanese maple, lantana, mountain ash or sweetpeas, or tender new
growth of conifers. Product use may discolor foliage of spruce or other
conifers. Surface marking may result from presence of sooty molds on foliage
or fruits of some plants, particularly citrus and some varieties of pome
fruits.
Test a few inconspicuous leaves of bald cypress,
begonias, camellias, chrysanthemums, cucurbits, delicate ferns, euphorbias,
fuchsias, grape, impatiens, ivies, palms, peppers, poinsettias, narrow leaf
evergreens, schefflera and succulents, and flowers of African violet,
ageratum, azalea, begonia, chrysanthemum, dahlia, geranium, impatiens, lily,
marigold, pansy, petunia, salvia, snapdragon, vinca and zinnia for
sensitivity before application (or reapplication) to entire plant. If
wilting of leaves or flowers occurs within a few hours, rinse test plants
with clean water.
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Hazards to humans and domestic animals:
CAUTION-Causes moderate eye and skin irritation. Avoid
contact with skin, eyes or clothing. Wash thoroughly with soap and water
after handling. Remove contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.
FIRST AID
If in eyes: Hold eyelids open and rinse slowly and
gently with water for 15-20 minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present,
after the first 5 minutes, then continue rinsing eye. Call a poison control
center or doctor for treatment advice.
If on skin or clothing: Take off contaminated clothing.
Rinse skin with plenty of water for 15-20 minutes. Call a poison control
center or doctor for treatment advice.
Have the product container or label with you when calling a
poison control center or doctor or going for treatment.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
This product may be hazardous to aquatic invertebrates. Do
not apply directly to water. Do not contaminate water when disposing of
equipment washwaters or rinsate.
BEE HAZARD
This product is toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment. Do not apply this
product while bees are actively visiting the treatment area.
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
Storage: Store in cool place (preferably in a locked
storage area) and keep container tightly sealed. Avoid contamination of feed
or foodstuffs.
Container Disposal:
If empty-Do not reuse this container. Place in trash or
offer for recycling if available. If partially filled-Call your local
solid waste agency or 1-800-CLEANUP for disposal instructions. Never place
unused product down any indoor or outdoor drain. Woodstream Corp. and its
subsidiary will not accept liability for damage or injury resulting from use
not in accordance with label instruction. For information on this pesticide
product (including health concerns, medical emergencies, or pesticide
incidents) call the National Pesticide Information Center at 1-800-858-7378.
24 oz. CONCENTRATE DIRECTIONS
FOR HOME AND GARDEN USE
To contact and kill most mite and insect pests, make a
fresh spray by dilution of the concentrate. Make up a 1:50 spray dilution
(0.5% of active ingredient) with 1 part of product to 50 parts water, or 2.5
fl. oz. product in 1 gallon of water. (NOTE: 2.5 fl. oz. = 5 TBS., 0.5 fl.
oz. = 1 TBS.)
Treat Indoor Plants with a 1:50 spray dilution (0.5 %
solution -- 1 part Conc.
per 50 parts water, or 2.5 oz. Conc. per gallon of water) to contact and
kill aphids, mealybugs, scale insect crawlers, spider mites, thrips &
whiteflies. Make sure spray penetrates through dense foliage to contact
pests and wets all infested surfaces. Examine plants for aphids after two
days and retreat if aphids are still present. Spray at weekly intervals if
other pests are still present. Treat African Violets to contact and
kill blossom thrips by spraying all surfaces of blossoms. Treat
African Violets, Succulents or Cactus
for contact and kill of root mealybugs by
drenching pots of infested plants with a tepid 0.4% solution (0.5 fl. oz.,
or 1 TBS. concentrate per quart of water).
Treat Ornamental Trees, Shrubs & Plants in and around
the home, or Flowers, Bedding Plants
& Ornamental Vegetables, grown
outdoors or in greenhouses, with the 1:50 spray dilution to contact and kill
adelgids, aphids, imported cabbage worms, crickets, earwigs, flea beetles,
grasshoppers, green stink bugs, gypsy moth caterpillars, harlequin bugs,
Japanese beetles, lacebugs, leafhoppers, mealybugs, psyllids, rose slugs,
sawflies, scale insect crawlers, spider mites, squash bugs, tent
caterpillars, thrips & whiteflies.
Treat Fruit & Nut Trees or Berries, grown outdoors or
in greenhouses, with the 1:50 spray dilution to contact and kill listed
pests up to day of harvest. Use on Almond, Beechnut, Butternut,
Cashew, Chestnut, Filbert, Hickory Nut, Macademia Nut, Pecan & Walnut to
kill aphids & spider mites; use on
Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Tangerine, Tangelo & other Citrus hybrids
to kill aphids, scale insect
crawlers & spider mites; use on Apple, Crabapple, Guava, Pear & Quince
to kill adelgids, Aphids, pear psylla, pear slug, scale insect crawlers,
spider mites, thrips & woolly aphids; use on Apricot, Cherry, Nectarine,
Peach, Plum, & Prune to kill aphids & mites; use on
Blackberry, Blueberry, Boysenberry, Cranberry,
Current, Dewberry, Elderberry, Fig, Gooseberry, Groundcherry, Huckleberry,
Kiwi Fruit, Loganberry, Mulberry, Pawpaw, Persimmon, Pineapple, Raspberry,
Serviceberry, Strawberry, Sugar Apple & Youngberry
to kill aphids & spider mites; use on
Grapes to kill aphids & leafhoppers; use on exotic fruit such as
Avocado, Banana, Date, Granadilla, Loquat,
Mango, Papaya, Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Pricklypear, Sapodilla, Sapota,
Shaddock & Soursop to kill adelgids,
aphids, leafhoppers, mealybugs, psyllids, scale insect crawlers, slugs
(sawfly larvae), spider mites, stink bugs, thrips, wooly aphids &
whiteflies.
Treat Garden Vegetables, grown outdoors or in
greenhouses, with 1:50 spray dilution to contact and kill listed pests up
to day of harvest. Use on
Eggplant, Okra, Peppers & Tomatoes
to kill aphids, spider mites & whiteflies; use on Broccoli, Brussels
Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Chinese Cabbage, Collards, & Kale,
to kill aphids, cabbage loopers, flea beetles, harlequin bugs, imported
cabbageworms, leaf beetles, leafhoppers & whiteflies; use on
Celery, Lettuce, Mustard & other greens,
Radish, Spinach & Turnips to kill
adelgids, aphids, caterpillars, flea beetles, leafhoppers & spider mites ;
use on Cucumber, Pumpkin, Squash &
Melons to kill aphids, flea
beetles, leaf beetles, leafhoppers, spider mites, squash bugs & whiteflies;
use on Beans, Peas & edible Soybeans to kill aphids, leafhoppers,
grasshoppers, green stink bugs & spider mites.
In Greenhouses & Indoor Plantscapes, use 1:50 spray
dilution to contact and kill listed pests as directed above. Use a 0.4%
(active) spray solution (2 fl. oz., or 4 TBS. of product per gallon of
water) for contact and kill of greenhouse whitefly. Treat up to day of
harvest to kill listed pests on greenhouse or indoor food plants
(vegetables, herbs, fruits & nuts.) On Lawns & Turf, use 1:50 spray
dilution to contact and kill chinch
bugs & mole crickets. Apply at rate
of 1 quart of diluted spray per 110 sq. ft. (= 1 gallon per 440 sq. ft. or
100 gallons per acre). For best results, thoroughly water (or irrigate)
treated turf at rate of 15 gallons of water per 110 sq. ft (= 60 gallons per
440 sq. ft. or 6,000 gallons per acre) immediately after treatment).
For persistent pest problems, retreat with a fresh spray
dilution of Insect Killing Soap Derived From Neem at the strength specified
above. Apply to contact pest and thoroughly wet both surfaces of infested
leaves or branches. Retreat after 2 or 3 days for continued contact and kill
of aphids and mealybugs. Spray adelgids, psyllids and scale insects during
periods of peak egg hatch and crawler activity. Spray again after 14 days.
For persistent infestations of other listed pests, spray 2 or 3 times (at
weekly intervals) until pest control is achieved. Limit treatments to a
total of three spray applications, unless accumulating soap residues
are first removed by a thorough rinsing of treated foliage.
Some plant varieties become sensitive after
first treatment! Test a few leaves
before repeat applications to cucurbit & pepper varieties before retreating
the entire planting. If leaf or flower wilt occurs within a few hours, rinse
test plants with clean water.
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