What is this white oil? I've never heard of it. I just started Neem two weeks ago and the red mites don't seem affected by it at all. So frustrated! I found that soybean oil kills them very well but it leaves a nasty residue I can't remove, since I don't have access to a water hose (I'm on an upstairs patio).

Ohhhh, this is the same thing that I have used. It's vegetable oil and soap, according to the DIY sites I just looked up.

Vegetable oil is the same as soybean oil. I've been using this for a while. It works great but leaves a residue. It's hard for me to clean.

Now aerosol I'm not sure of? I put mine in a spray bottle. For some reason the oils always break my hand spray bottles pretty quickly.

Best way is to use the aerosol at 15cm distance from plants when spraying, so it doesnt drown the plants. Even safe on seedlings. Its made from petroleum oil. Should be something similar in other countries.

Aggarta i use it as part of my pest control only thing u have to watch is direct sun it will burn your plants ,but be very careful with DHA they dint like it at all the leaves go black and fall off i think its because the leaves are so small good luck they will b back :×)

I did some more research and read that mineral oil is also good for this. I believe it is petroleum based, so it may be the same.. I found pure mineral oil in the laxative section of my local drugstore, lol! I will experiment with this. Wish me luck :P

I have used a product called Murphy Oil Soap for scale on orchids. It did the job of killing them and they never returned. The product contains vegetable oil. I don't remember the dilution rate I used.

Joe

Update on my Adenium seedlings white oil treatment a week ago. I am amaized at the effects of this white oil on my plants and the pests. The bugs are gone and the bold seedlings have new set of leaves. So far so good.

Candice - yes it is petroleum oil based. The aerosol, at 15 cm, dispenses enough spray to kill the pests and doesnt harm the seedlings. Mineral oil should be good, I would mix it with water in a fine mist spray bottle.

Joe, I read about home made white oil with vegetable oil dishwash liquid. I didnt try it yet. So far Im happy with the one sold at my hardware house.

My cvs mineral oil worked. I made a 2% mineral oil 1% Dr Bronner peppermint soap mixture. It killed them all within a few days. Ofcourse I have to repeat application and be diligent.

Thank for the info, its vegetable oil, and cleanser. However, I don't think about white oil and adenium. in any case, similar to this I utilized,

I use neem seed meal in my soil mix. While it wont stop an infestation it will prevent any further ones once under controll. I have not had a single spider mite in about 15 years since I started doing this. I used to use neem seed oil or a product called azamax before that to stop infestations. Its way better just not having to worry about it though.