{"id":13117,"date":"2021-10-02T12:18:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T10:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/rapeseed-oil\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T16:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:39:33","slug":"rapeseed-oil","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/rapeseed-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapeseed oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;topentry&rdquo;]Rapeseed oil &ndash; this pesticide consists of vegetable oil: it is extracted from the seed of rapeseed. Rapeseed oil is used as a biofuel and insecticide.<br>\n<!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_id=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; el_class=&rdquo;entrytxt&rdquo; css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1538658322113{padding-left: 18px !important;}&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biological Pesticide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo; el_id=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo;]<strong>Rapeseed oil<\/strong>. This pesticide consists of a vegetable oil: it is extracted from the seed of rapeseed <em>(Brassica napus)<\/em>. Rapeseed oil is used as a biofuel and insecticide.<br>\nRapeseed oil is used as a pesticide against various pests (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/aphids\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aphids are small, plant-eating insects; see: overview aphids, aphid, black bean aphid, black cherry aphid, catalpa aphid, cabbage aphid, currant blister aphid, green peach aphid, green apple aphid, holly aphid, Hydrangea scale, Scale insect, mealybug, lettuce-root aphid, woolly beech aphid, cypress aphid.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\" class=\"encyclopedia\">aphids<\/a>, scale insects, whiteflies, bugs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/mites\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\"\"]Mites are small, often hard to see, arachnids that can have different colors, including red, green and brown. They are found on the undersides of leaves and like warm, dry environments. In fall and winter, they can turn orange-red. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\"\"]Mites are common pests of plants. They are usually less than a millimeter&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">mites<\/a>, among others), both in private vegetable plots and in professional agriculture. The effect is not based on toxicity but works through contact: when spraying the insect, a thin layer of oil forms on the insect, causing it to suffocate. It works on both eggs, larvae and adult insects.<br>\n<em>Spray tip:<\/em> Spray above and below the leaves until the oil drips off the leaves to make sure you have hit all the insects.<br>\nOrdinary rapeseed oil is not suitable for human consumption. A variety suitable for human consumption has been developed: <em>Canola oil<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The disadvantage of rapeseed oil is that it is not selective: it works against all insects, so it also kills bees, bumblebees and ladybugs.<br>\nDo not use rapeseed oil near ponds, ditches and other surface waters; the oil is disastrous to aquatic life.<\/p>\n<p>Rapeseed oil is commercially available.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;7271&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; style=&rdquo;vc_box_rounded&rdquo; onclick=&rdquo;img_link_large&rdquo; img_link_target=&rdquo;_blank&rdquo;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"encyclopedia-category":[657],"encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-13117","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-category-control-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/13117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13117"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-category?post=13117"},{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=13117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}