Smelly and Did Not Work as I had Hoped

First, neem oil smells terrible. If you use this on your indoor plants you MUST Spray Outside. I live in Ohio, so spraying in the winter is not really an option. Results from spraying: a smelly smell that will smell so smelly you will smell it for weeks. Residue from the oil may go everywhere and it is sticky and unpleasant and difficult to remove. You may have sprayed your plant outside, let it air out, then bring it in and see that you missed a spot. One squirt won't be a big deal. I'll just spray one squirt inside. NO. DON'T DO IT. The cast off may get on your plant, but it could also go on objects around the plant. Then it is suddenly on the window shades, the desk, oh no it's dripping off of the plant and onto the floor, its on the carpet. How did it get on the printer? Who sprayed it on the wall? Why is the cat sticky? What is that smell? No. No. No. No. Real Talk: this neem oil may suffocate the bugs, but it is also capable of suffocating your plant. I had a mealy bug infestation brought in from a new succulent (thanks Lowes) and used neem oil on the affected plants. My poinsettias where a delicious treat for these bugs, so I used this neem oil on them. They died. The neem oil killed them because the leaves were so sensitive. When I tried to wash the oil off to save the plants it wouldn't come off. One by one the leaves fell off and soon my beautiful 4-year-old poinsettia died. RIP. Look how beautiful she was! I gave it two stars because it was helpful to kill the bugs on succulents, so that's a plus. Honestly though, I would rather just remove the bugs manually with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip.

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