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Soybean oil has the potential to be a green aphids on apple leavesuseful component of integrated pest management programs. mites on apple leafResults thus far show emulsified soybean oil controls insects and mites very similarly to petroleum oil sprays. Soybean oil sprays are relatively safe to humans and have no known adverse effects on insects are unlikely to develop resistance to oil sprays. the environment. Furthermore, mites and insects are unlikely to develop resistance to oil sprays.

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