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Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus

p-Menthane-3,8-diol or PMD — synthesized version of oil of lemon eucalyptus

General Information

• Fact Sheet: oillemoneucalyptus.pdf
• Product Names:

  Off! ( S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.)
  Off! Botanicals ( S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.)
  Uick-T ( S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. )
  Claire-1 ( S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.)
  Aloe Herbal Horse Spray (Espree Animal Products, Inc) 
  
  Citriodiol Ole (Citrefine International Ltd.)
  
  Cutter Lemon Eucalyptus Insect Repellent (Chemsico)
  Repel Lemon Eucalyptus Plant Based Insect Repellent (Chemsico )

• Chemical Class: Biopesticide
• Uses: Insect repellent
• 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: Yes (8)
• 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) (5/2000)
  • EPA Factsheet (4/2000)
• Supporting information:
  • How to Repel Mosquitoes Safely (Beyond Pesticides)
  • CDC Insect Repellent Factsheet (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies:
  • PMD, a Registered Botanical Mosquito Repellent with Deet-Like Efficacy. Scott P. Carroll and Jenella Loye. 2006. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.
  • Laboratory Evaluation of Mosquito Repellents Against Aedes albopictus, Culex nigripalpus, andOchlerotatus triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Barnard, DR and Xue, R. 2004. J of Medical Entomology
  • Laboratory Evaluation of a Eucalyptus-based Repellent against Four Biting Arthropods. Trigg and Hill. 1996. Phytotherapy Research.