Did the instructions say to spray them all at once?

More isn't better with toxic substances like soap and oil. And they are toxic, herbicidal substances.

Why on Earth did you do such a thing?

Sounds like you went WAY overboard on the spraying. What was the reason for spraying them?

Rodney

Agree with ltilton and rodney.

Identify pest.
Find least damaging cure for pest.
Wait for results.
if the original cure doesn't work, try next least damaging cure.
Pick peppers and enjoy.

Kevin

These were peppers which were brought into the office, and 2 or 3 were outdoors and had plenty of buggies crawling and multiplying out of the soil.

I consulted various online sources and found these 3 substances to be safe for organic use, I assumed they were also safe for the plant.

I followed the ratio for each on the bottle or from the online reference.

So does drying out make sense for a plant sprayed with each (or ANY) of these "safe" pest control agents?

Scott

They are all safe for plants, and humans, if used correctly. But, they are also contact killers, so usually one can rinse them off a few hours after spraying to prevent "possible" harm, like burning foliage et al. The possible exception would probably be the neem, for it also has anti-feeding properties, so NOT rinsing is a wise choice. Again, as long as the conditions are right. For instance, never spray a pesticide when the temps are above 80F or the sum of both the temp AND the relative humidity is greater than 140.

Let's get back to WHAT you were trying to control???

Sounds to me that you visually saw the insects. Next time, take a pic and post it here or in the Garden Clinic forum so it can be identified. After that, it's pretty easy--- You can then attack in the appropriate manner.

Drying out? Sure. Peppers like to dry out between waterings anyhow. But first rinse them off real well and if the bugs show back up, take a pic.

Good luck.

Kevin