Originally Posted by
DesertDanceMost garden centers / nurseries have Neem. You can also get it on Amazon. Spray in the evening, not in the hot sun. Any oil will fry your leaves in the day. We mix it with water in the sprayer. The directions will be on the label. It won't hurt your figs or your plant. It simply messes up the reproductive process of certain insects that bite or suck the leaf juices. When they cant procreate, they disappear. I think JD sprays every couple weeks. He's out of town for a while, so I can't ask him. No phone service where he is now.
Here is a
garden web thread about Neem. It's a discussion on Aphid control, but the stuff controls many insects:
Suzi