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Geraniol

General Information

• Product Names:

  Lure N Kill Japanese Beetle (Aberdeen Road Company)
  Bag-A-Bug Japanese Beetle Trap (Spectrum Group)
  Japanese Beetle Combo Bait (Spectrum Group)
  Japanese Beetle Bait II (Trece, Inc.)
  Trece Japanese Beetle Trap (Trece, Inc.)
  Shooter Insecticide (Arysta Lifescience North America, Llc )
  Biomite (Natural Plant Protection S.A.)
  Scent-Off Aroma Pouches (Baker's & 18 Corporation)
  Scent-Off Pellets (Baker's & 18 Corporation)
  Bull Run Japanese & Oriental Beetle Trap (Bull Run Scientific, VBT)
  Bug Band Geraniol Insect Repelling Wristband (EES Inc.)
  Bug Band Insect Repellent Spray (EES Inc.)
  Liquid Net Insect Repellent (Liquid Fence Co., Inc)
  Natrapel Plus Insect Repellent In Eco-Spray Can (Tender Corporation)

• Chemical Class: Essential oil
• Uses: Mosquito, other insect repellent
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: No (8)
• Neurotoxicity: No (8)
• 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

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (12/1993)
  • EPA factsheet (1993)
• Supporting information:
  • NCAP Pesticide Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:

  Efficacy of the Botanical Repellents Geraniol, Linalool, and Citronella Against Mosquitoes. Müller, G.C. et. al. 2009. Journal of Vector Ecology.