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Garlic oil
Allium sativum
General Information
- Product Names:
- 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
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- 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.