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Garlic oil

Allium sativum

General Information

• Product Names:

  Allityn Insect Repellent (Helena Chemical Co)
  Scoot Deer & Rabbit Repellent (Balk Family Trust)
  Deer-Off Deer Repellant Concentrate (Woodstream Corporation) 
  Deer-Off Concentrate II (Woodstream Corporation)
  Deer-Off Rtu II (Woodstream Corporation)
  Mosquito Barrier (Garlic Research Lab)
  Dr.T's Mosquito Repellent Granules (Dr. T’s Nature Products, Inc.)
  St. Gabriel Laboratories Mosquito Repellent (St. Gabriel Laboratories)
  Garlic Barrier AG+ Insect Repellent (Garlic Research Lab)
  Cropguard (American Biodynamics)

• Chemical Class: Biochemical repellent
• Uses: Mosquitoes, other insects, birds, deer, rabbits, squirrel
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• 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

• Fleas
• Snails and Slugs
• Ants
• Tree Squirrels
• Deer

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (6/1992)
  • Registration Review Decision: Pending
  • EPA Minimum Risk (FIFRA 25(b)) Pesticides
• Supporting information:
  • Alternatives to Using Chlorpyrifos (Beyond Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
  • Nematicidal activity of plant essential oils and components from garlic (Allium sativum) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) oils against the pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus). Park, Il-Kwon et. al. 2005. Nematology.
  • Fumigant Activity of Plant Essential Oils and Components from Garlic (Allium sativum) and Clove Bud (Eugenia caryophyllata) Oils against the Japanese Termite (Reticulitermes speratus Kolbe) Il-Kwon Park and Sang-Chul Shin. 2005. J. Agric. Food Chem.