EFFECTIVENESS OF GARLIC AS A PESTICIDE

BY: Rose Ann B. Calderon

IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS IN PRACTICAL

RESEARCH II
 Effectiveness of Garlic as a Pesticide

CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Background of the Study

Herbs and spices have long been used in cooking because they

enhance the flavor of our food. Many cultures have been aware of

the medicinal properties of these herbs and spices. The oils

extracted from these spices and herbs have been found to have

antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Garlic ( Allium sativum) is a plant that is related to

onions, leeks, and chives. It is commonly used to treat heart and

blood system conditions. Garlic produces a substance known as

allicin. This is what appears to make garlic effective for

certain conditions. Allicin is also responsible for the odor of

garlic. Some products are “odorless” because the garlic has been

aged, but this process can also change the effects of garlic.

Garlic is commonly used to treat high blood pressure, high

cholesterol or other fats in the blood, and artery hardening.

it's also used to treat the common cold, osteoarthritis, and a

variety of other ailments, but there's no scientific evidence to

back up these claims. In addition, there is no ggod evidence to

support the use of garlic for COVID-19.

Antibiotic resistance develops when microbes are exposed to

the drugs on a regular basis. Garlic has been shown in studies to

be effective against bacteria that have developed antibiotic

resistance. Garlic has also been shown to increase the

effectiveness of other medications when taken together.

According to Dengarden, garlic's sulfur compounds are a

powerful pesticide that also kills fungus and keeps grazing

vermin away. Most importantly, you”ll be able to rid your plants

of pests while leaving no harmful chemicals or residues behind.

Garlic is a low-cost, non-toxic pesticide that can be used in

the garden. It has natural fungicidal and pesticidal properties

that help control pests effectively. Chemical fertilizers should

be avoided for maximum pest control efficacy. Fertilizers reduce

the ability of garlic's essential ingredients to fight pests.

Pests such as aphids, ants, termites, white flies, beetles,

borers, caterpillars, slugs, and army worms can all be

effectively controlled with garlic.

But the pests can be eliminated in one spray?

Statement of the Problem

This study aspire the effectiveness of garlic as a pesticide,

particularly it aspires to answer the following questions:

1. Is garlic capable of eradicating or killing the pests?

2. Can it prevent the further growth of pests?

3. Can a garlic be an effective pesticide?

4. Will garlic be a better substitute for other chemical

pesticides?

Hypothesis

Garlic will kill the pests and prevent it's further growth. And

can be an effective pesticide and substitute for other chemical

pesticides.

Significance of the Study

The goal of this research was to see if garlic can kill pests.

This will also aid in the comprehension of the efficacy of home

remedies such as the use of natural herbs ( such as garlic) for

medicinal purposes. This study was carried out by the researchers

in order to assist commoners and even farmers in controlling the

widespread of pests in the community.

Scope and Delimitation

This study focuses on garlic as an effective pesticide for

pests such as aphids and ants. This research will only study

about the effectiveness of garlic as an organic pesticide. Also

focus on the utilization of the extract from garlic as a

pesticide agent.

Definition of Terms

Antibiotics. Are medicines that help stop infections caused by

bacteria. The word antibiotic means “ against life”.

Aphids. Are small sap-sucking insects and members of the

superfamily Aphidoidea.

Pests. Is any organism that spreads disease, causes destruction

or is otherwise a nuisance.

Pesticide. Are substances that are meant to control pests.

Ailments. A bodily disorder or chronic disease a stomach ailment.

Conceptual Framework
 INPUT

MATERIALS: OUTPUT

 GARLIC  EFFECTIVENESS OF
 MINERAL OIL ALTERNATIVE
 DISH SAOP PESTICIDE( GARLIC)
 WATER

PROCESS

 FINDING THE
MATERIALS
 This conceptual framework shows input, process, and output

approach of the study. The input is the independent variable,

which includes the materials needed. The process includes the

finding of materials, while the output is the outcome based on

the results of the study.

Theoretical Framework

Sap-sucking pests like cotton and pea aphids, as well as some

caterpillars, are poisoned by garlic leaf agglutinin (ASAL). Some

insects, such as the rice brown plant hopper, green leaf hopper,

chickpea aphid, mustard aphid, and other hemipteran insects, are

highly anti nutritional and toxic to ASAL (Mondal et al. 2011).

Garlic plants are protected by this compound from a variety of

insect pests.

By the way, because ASAL does not bind to mammalian intestinal

gut enzymes, it is not toxic to mammals (Stadler and Stadler

2003, Mondal et al 2011).

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) essential oil had strong

insecticidal activity against overwintering pear psyllid adults,

Cacopsylla chinensis, according to Zhao et al. (2013).

(Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Pear psyllids, like aphids, suck plant

juices and produce honeydew. Plant growth can be hampered and

terminal buds can be damaged by these pests. Furthermore,

honeydew can promote the growth of black sooty mold on the

infested plant. The 'jumping plantlice' is another name for the

pear psyllid (which may be one of the least appealing nicknames I

have heard).

The two main compounds in garlic oil, diallyl trisulfide (50

percent) and diallyl disulfide (25 percent), showed strong acute

toxicity against the overwintering pear psyllid (LC50 values of

0.64 g and 11.04 g per insect, respectively). The LC50 value is

the concentration that kills 50% of the insects. Pyrethrum

extract, on the other hand, has an LC50 value of 1.47 g per

insect. This means that diallyl trisulfide, the main oil in

garlic, is twice as toxic to insects as pyrethrum.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter contains significant literatures relevant to the study.

It will be extremely beneficial in further understanding the purpose

of this research. This will serve as a guide for the researchers in

developing the experiment. Moreover, the information included in this

chapter, helps familiarizing details that are opposite and similar to

the present study.

The lectins or lectin-like compounds (ASAL) in garlic, according

to Upadhyay and Singh (2012), may interfere with various aspects

of the insect life cycle. Plants use lectins to protect

themselves from insects, viruses, fungi, bacteria, and mites.

Garlic lectins (Allium sativum) are promising candidate molecules

for insect pest protection against both chewing (lepidopteran)

and sap sucking (homopteran) insects. Many studies have described

the molecular mechanism of lectin toxicity and the interaction of

lectins with midgut receptor proteins. Lectins have an effect on

sensory receptors in the mouth by disrupting membrane integrity

and the ability to detect food. After that, they enter the gut

lumen and interact with glycosylated proteins in the midgut such

as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aminopeptidase-N (APN), cadherin-

like proteins, polycalins, sucrase, and symbionin, among others.

These proteins play an important role in the insect's life cycle.

Garlic extracts protected cabbages from pest insects while

maintaining natural predator populations, according to Baidoo and

Mochiah (2016), when compared to a chemical pesticide, Attack®

(Emamectin benzoate).
 Garlic was also less expensive. Garlic-treated plots had the

highest cost-benefit ratio of 1:16, while Attack®-treated plots

had the lowest cost-benefit ratio of 1:9.2.

Garlic (Allium sativum), which has natural fungicidal and

pesticide properties that work well to control pests, is an

excellent cost-effective, non-toxic biological pesticide for

agricultural use (Patterson, 2014).

REFERENCES

http://greyduckgarlic.com/garlic-controls-insects.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22623282/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
308747698_Evaluating_the_efficacy_of_garlic_Allium_sativum_as_a_bio-
pesticide_for_controlling_cotton_aphid_Aphis_gossypii