Oil sprays, known as horticultural oil or pest oil or white oil, are used to manage pest like scales, aphids,  caterpillars, leaf miners, leafhoppers, mites on fruit, vegetable plants, flower plants and ornamental plants. The oils also can control some plant diseases, such as powdery mildew. The horticultural oils are also known as eco oils, dormant oils, superior oils, or 70-second oils.