NATURAL AND SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO FUNGICIDES, BACTERIOCIDES, NEMATICIDES AND SAFE INSECTICIDES FOR PLANT PROTECTION AND AGAINST HOUSEHOLD PESTS

摘要

A composition to repel or kill insects, fungi, nematodes and bacteria, comprising, as an active ingredient, an essential oil or a component thereof, wherein said essential oil or component thereof is derived from at least one plant species in the Family Labiatae and Umbellifera is disclosed. Methods of repelling or killing insects, fungi, nematodes and bacteria using these compositions are also disclosed.