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Cedarwood Oil

General Information

• Product Names:

  Cedarcide Yardsafe Insect Repellent RTS (Green Light Company)
  Cedarcide Insect Repellent Concentrate (Green Light Company)
  Yardsafe Insect Repellent Granules (Green Light Company)
  Cedarcide® AMD Ant Mound Drench (CedarCide Industries, Inc.)
  Agent Gold (CedarCide Industries, Inc.)
  Liquid Net Insect Repellent (Liquid Fence Co., Inc)
  Bug Block Sunscreen & Insect Repellent ( W.F. Young, Inc.)
  Aloe Herbal Horse Spray (Espree Animal Products, Inc)

• Chemical Class: Essential Oil
• Uses: Mosquito repellent, moth, other insects
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: No (8)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Possible (8)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: No (8)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Ticks

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (09/1993)
  • EPA factsheet (09/1993)
• Supporting information:
  • Pests in the Pantry (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Clearing the Air of Toxic Moth Repellents (Beyond Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)