I have a friend who owns a 20-hectare avocado farm with 6,500 trees. While he’s not currently interested in transitioning to regenerative farming, he does want to move away from using Roundup and is looking for an organic pesticide to manage spotting bugs.
In India, I’ve successfully used neem oil and IMO made with inknut to control leafrollers, aphids, and mites on avocado farms. However, these farms were permaculture-based, incorporating companion planting and other ecological factors, which likely contributed to the success. Additionally, neem oil and inknut aren’t readily available in Australia. Neem oil, although accessible, is quite expensive.
Given that his farm is large-scale and neighbouring farms are macadamia orchards, I’d appreciate any suggestions for effective organic pest control solutions that could work in this context.
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