EFFICIENCY OF

GARLIC
(ALLIUM
SATIVUM L.)
AS INSECTICIDE
STEM D

BERNARD QRINFIL J. WAHING

RAYNOLD JAMES A. TABADA

KARL JOSHUA M. RODA

BRET FRANCIS B. RAMIREZ

MR. HENRY MARK T. CASOCOT

TEACHER
 PROCESS

 First, transfer all the cloves of peeled garlic to a blender or food processor.
 Add 1 cup (235 ml) of distilled water. Process the mixture for 1 to 2 minutes,
until the garlic becomes a smooth paste. If you don’t have a blender or food
processor, combine the garlic and water in a mason jar and use an immersion
blender to puree it.
 Next, pour 3 cups (705 ml) of water into the blender. Puree the mixture for
another 1 to 2 minutes to fully liquify the garlic and incorporate the sulfur
compounds into the water.
 Then, pour the garlic water into a large jar. Add the soap and gently stir to
combine the ingredients. You just want to dissolve the soap in the water,
not create suds.
 Put the lid on the jar. Then, set the mixture aside on the counter and leave
it to steep for 12 to 24 hours. This will give the garlic plenty of time to
infuse the water with the insect-repellent sulfur compounds.
 Lastly, place a piece of cloth inside a fine-mesh strainer, and place it inside
a large bowl. Pour the garlic mixture into the strainer so the water will
drain into the bowl below. Transfer the strained garlic water to a spray bottle
and screw on the lid.
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Garlic makes an excellent economical, non-toxic pesticide for the garden. It has
natural fungicidal and pesticidal properties that work effectively to control
pests. For maximum efficacy in pest control, avoid using any chemical fertilizers.
Fertilizers diminish the capacity of vital ingredients in garlic to fight pests.
Aphids, ants, termites, white flies, beetles, borers, caterpillars, slugs, and army
worms are some of the pests that can be suitably controlled using garlic.

TIP: Our expert gardening advisor, Susan Patterson adds, "Healthy soil will draw
beneficial insects and work in combination with garlic to repel the bad insects.
Keep your soil healthy by using plenty of organic matter, allowing adequate
drainage and keeping the garden weed free."https://www.doityourself.com/stry/using-
garlic-as-a-natural-pesticide

GARLIC SPRAY SEEMS TO HAVE A DETERRING EFFECT ON A WIDE RANGE OF

INSECTS, SO YOU MAY WANT TO TRY THIS HOMEMADE GARLIC SPRAY TO GET RID
OF APHIDS OR EVEN ANTS.

Since garlic has such a strong smell, it confuses insects in search of their favourite plants, so this spray works
best before plant infestation. So for maximum effect, spray before pests have become a problem.

David Stern, an organic farmer and director of the Garlic Seed Foundation in Rose, New York gives us this
garlic recipe which he says works even for young bean and potato plants or even to spray the soil to get rid
of nematodes. http://pestcontroloptions.com/insect-control/garlic-spray-recipe

Pesticides are substances that are meant to control pests, including weeds.[1] The term pesticide
includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides (which may include insect growth regulators,
termiticides, etc.) nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect
repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide, disinfectant(antimicrobial), and sanitizer.[2] The
most common of these are herbicides which account for approximately 80% of all pesticide use.[3] Most
pesticides are intended to serve as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products),
which in general, protect plants from weeds, fungi, or insects.
In general, a pesticide is a chemical or biological agent (such as a virus, bacterium, or fungus) that
deters, incapacitates, kills, or otherwise discourages pests. Target pests can include insects,
plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms),
and microbes that destroy property, cause nuisance, or spread disease, or are disease vectors.
Although pesticides have benefits, some also have drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans
and other species. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include
the onion, shallot, leek, chive,[2] and Chinese onion.[3]
Garlic is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, and has long been a common seasoning
worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use.[4][5] It was known
to ancient Egyptians, and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional
medicine.[6][7] China produces some 80% of the world supply of garlic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic
Keep Ants Out of Your Home with Natural
Repellents
One of the new must-get-used-to differences between the city and the country for me is
the reality of insects. I never really noticed how bug-free my life was in Chicago until I had
bugs in my life in West Virginia. I’m pretty cool with them though, most tiny spiders get
to go about their business in/outside my home…

… and any stinkbugs (thankfully not many) are taken outside by my sweetie. But the ants,
they are not welcome. Outside, fine. I get it. Inside, not so much.

My new home is a Civil War era house—very charming, unique and quirky—but it’s mostly
older construction.

Lots of built-ins, crooked wood floors, a staircase that made getting beds and sofas
upstairs a character-building experience, and lots of old…

… (yet beautiful) windows.

The ants love(d) to hang out in these windows, and use them as an entryway to see what
is going on inside (they no doubt see lots of ant-like dedication and work ethic in action
like painting, building, carrying, arranging, prepping and decorating by me and my
sweetie).

Similar to my experience with the birds eating my berries, I went to work quickly to figure
out a natural way to keep ants away.
It was so much easier than I ever imagined, and there were no chemicals or “murdering”
involved.
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I used all three of the following solutions and in three weeks, I haven’t seen one ant in
my home since:
• Spray this homemade natural spider repellent where you see the ants. It may take 2 or
three days (applying once or twice a day), but after that, not a single one in sight. Hence
the name, this obviously works for spiders, too.
• Place sliced cloves of garlic where you see ants. You can remove garlic cloves once dried
out. Not as aromatic as the cinnamon below, but works great.

• Finally, keep cinnamon sticks and/or whole cloves (dried flower buds) where you saw
ants. Note that is using cloves, it can stain and even “eat” paint/plastic/metal, so use a
cloth underneath.
Other natural repellent ideas to try:
• Sprinkle pepper where you saw the ants.
• Make a spray out of vinegar and lavendar (and/or mint) oil and treat the area you see
ants—vinegar erases their trails so they can’t find their way back in.

• Mint! Plant mint in the yard where you think ants are entering (note that mint plants
are aggressive and they will dominate, so keep them in a planter if you don’t want them
to overrun a particular area). You can also place fresh mint leaves (and mint oil, just soak
a cotton swab) where you think ants are partying.

• Keep tempting food off of counters, and sealed in your pantry.

When treating an area, watch where the ants scatter/exit—this is an area you definitely
want to target with your natural repellents.
https://yumuniverse.com/keep-ants-out-of-your-home-natural-repellent/,