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Lemon Tree Cottony Scale: Neem Oil Spray

Container lemon with sticky white cottony patches at branch joints: aphids or cottony scale. Pure neem oil spray changes leaf taste, repels bugs, also fungicide/miticide.

Why Neem

100% pure neem best; additives reduce efficacy.
Rainfast; doesn't wash off.
Covers most plant problems.

Safe for edibles; spray thoroughly.

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