Dormant oil applications are not appropriate on citrus or avocado trees as these species don’t enter a winter dormancy. When mixing up spray solutions, mix less than you think you’ll need, as ...

If a dormant oil spray is used, read and follow label directions closely. Dormant oils need to be applied before plants break bud or tender plant tissue will be damaged.

The Garden will be applying dormant oil spray to many magnolias this spring. There is another window to treat for magnolia scale in late August, when the eggs hatch as crawlers.

Featured Dormant oil can give plants a head start against bugs — just check the label By Tracey Fitzgibbon / For the Journal Feb 24, 2024 Updated Mar 31, 2025 2 min to read ...

Dormant oil sprays and/or neem oil sprays effectively kill many insects by smothering them. These treatments are great because even though it indiscriminately kills all bugs, the good bugs are not yet ...

As with any product, be sure to read the label to make sure the plants you are treating will not be damaged by dormant oil spray. Dormant oil can be very effective with minimal impact on the ...

If a dormant oil spray is used, read and follow label directions closely. Dormant oils need to be applied before plants break bud or tender plant tissue will be damaged.

Avoid spraying on windy days to prevent any spray drift. As with any product, please be sure to read the label to make sure the plants you’re treating won’t be damaged by the dormant oil spray.

Dormant oil can be useful in helping to knock-down scale insect outbreaks – especially those residing on bark, like crapemyrtle bark scale that many local gardeners are encountering – at a ...

Neem Oil works as both a fungicide and insecticide. It can, and should, be used during the dormant season, but it is also a great product that can be used in the growing season.

Spray when the temperature is above 40 degrees and when below freezing temperatures will not occur with 24 hours. In southern climates, oils generally should not be applied on dormant plants if ...

The concentration of oil in your spray, and time of application, determine whether it is being used as a dormant oil. There are still some differences in the quality of horticultural oils so ...