Salient Features : 

It is a secondary metabolite present in the neem tree seeds. It was found to affect over 200 species of insect, by acting mainly as an antifeedant and growth disruptor, It is a wonderful natural insecticide which is biodegradable (it degrades within 100 hours when exposed to light and water) and shows very low or no toxicity to mammals. It repels a wide variety of pests including the mealy bug, beet armyworm, aphids, the cabbage worm, thrips, whiteflies, mites, fungas gnats, beetles, moth larvae, mushroom flies, leafminers, caterpillars, locust, nematodes and Japanese beetle.