Lazy Bee Gardens alternates between two natural pest management treatments. The first is a mineral oil (Suffoil-X and water) solution. The other is a mixture of Organic Neem Seed Oil (NymBiosys) and Liquid Potassium Silicate (Sil-Matrix) as a sprayable insecticide (20ml Neem Oil : 7ml Potassium Silicate : 1gal. of water). This is applied to plants when they are in cloning and vegetative cycles, as part of our pest management program. Once the plants are in flower beds, we discontinue use, as we use beneficial predatory insects in our pens.
SUFFOIL-X INFO:
https://www.bioworksinc.com/wp-content/uploads/products/suffoil-x/suffoil-x-msds.pdf
NEEM OIL INFO:
“No risk to human health is expected from the use of Cold Pressed Neem Oil because of its low toxicity via all route of exposure. Cold Pressed Neem Oil has been used for hundreds of years to control plant insects and diseases. EPA concluded that Cold Pressed Neem Oil is not a mutagen, and is not a developmental toxicant. Based on the review and analysis of the guideline studies, no additional toxicity data are required to support food uses of this biochemical.” - E.P.A.
https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-025006_07-Apr-10.pdf
http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/24d-captan/azadirachtin-ext.html
POTASSIUM SILICATE (a.k.a. ‘silicic acid potassium salt’, or ‘soluble potash glass’) INFO:
SAFETY DATA SHEETS:
http://bwgs.blob.core.windows.net/docs/SDS%20NimBioSys%20Neem%20Oil.pdf
https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4809084/Label%20SDS/sds_sil-matrix.pdf
https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.arbico-organics.com/downloads/suffoil-x-msds.pdf
100% additive free and Clean Green Certified™
Lazy Bee Gardens takes product safety and clean farming practices seriously. Our farm and facilities are Clean Green Certified™, which means that we do not use synthetic chemicals or additives of any kind in the creation of our products from soil to oil. Our clean practices include soil stewardship, non-toxic processing, extraction and recipe formulation. Additionally all of our products are tested for pesticides.