Garlic As Pest Control: Tips For Controlling Pests With Garlic

A Research Proposal

Presented to the faculty of CAYSMNHS

Taytay, Rizal

In Partial Fullfillment

Of the Requirements for the

Elective – Environmental Science

Denver Blair E. Andres

Kirby Ian Aguilar

Felize Aurei Lasala

John Kenneth Pardilla

March 2019
Garlic As Pest Control: Tips For Controlling Pests With Garlic

Seems you either love garlic or detest it. Insects seem to have the same reaction. It

doesn’t seem to bother some of them, but to others, garlic is as repelling as it is to a

vampire. Controlling garden pests with garlic is a low cost, non-toxic control and can be

done quite simply.

How do you use garlic as a pest control?

Using Garlic for Pest Control There are a couple ways to use garlic as a pest control.

The most common is to make a garlic spray for pests. Examples of some of the

unwelcome insects that can be controlled utilizing a garlic spray include: Aphids, Ants,

Beetles, Borers Caterpillars Armyworms, Slugs.

In conjunction with this natural pesticide, be sure to keep the yard weed free and start

off with healthy soil that has plenty of organic matter incorporated into it. Of course, you

can purchase a garlic spray which comes in a convenient atomizing sprayer and is

usually mixed with other natural products like eucalyptus oil, potassium soap, or

pyrethrum, but making your own spray is a less expensive and a very simple project for

controlling pests with garlic.

How to Make Garlic Spray for Pests

So how do you make a garlic spray for pests? There are many recipes to be found on

the internet, but the basic recipe for a garlic spray is as follows:
  First, make a concentrate garlic extract. Crush four or five garlic cloves in a food

processor, blender or with a mortar and pestle. Add to this, one quart of water

and four or five drops of dishwashing soap, preferably a natural, biodegradable

soap. Strain the mixture through some cheesecloth two times to remove any bits

of garlic that may clog the spray bottle. Store the concentrated garlic in a glass

jar with a tight fitting lid.

 To make the garlic spray, just dilute your concentrate with 2 ½ cups of water,

pour into a spray bottle or pressure sprayer and you are ready to do some

damage. Keep in mind that this natural pesticide won’t last forever. It is best to

use it soon after making, as the concoction will lose its potency over time.

 To apply the garlic spray, spray the plant once a week to protect against pests or

twice a week if rain is in abundance. Don’t spray when it is getting close to

harvest time unless you want your lettuce to taste garlicky. Also, garlic spray is a

broad spectrum pesticide, so only spray the parts of the plants that are infested

so you lessen the risk of harming any beneficial insects.

Another way of using garlic for pest control is to intercrop with it. That just means

planting garlic among other crops. This is especially beneficial if you love garlic like I do.

I’m going to grow it anyway, so I might as well plant it around my roses to repel aphids

or around the tomatoes to prevent red spider mites. While garlic does a wonderful job of

repelling pests on many plants, avoid planting near legumes, peas and potatoes.