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Castor Oil

General Information

• Product Names:
  Scoot Mole Repellent (Scoot Products)
  Bugs R Gone Herbal Insect Repellent (Safe Solutions)
  Dr. T’s Whole Control Mole Repellent (Dr. T’s)
  Mole and Gopher Repellent (Sweeney’s)
  Mole and Gopher Repellent (Repellex)

• Chemical Class: Essential Oil
• Uses: Repellent for dogs, cats and wildlife such as moles and deer
• 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

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Plant Oils Factsheet and Regulatory Summary
  • EPA Minimum Risk (FIFRA 25(b)) Pesticides
• Supporting information:
  • NCAP Pesticide Factsheet- Managing Mole Problems without Pesticides (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: (Pesticide Action Network)