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Biological Activity Acaricide

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
THYMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROTENONE not available Merck 11th Edition
PERILLALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
O-ANISALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL C90=<15 ul/l (=<15 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE LC100=8 uM Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL LD50=5.47 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm Duke, 1992 *
EPOXYPSEUDOISOEUGENOL-2-METHYLBUTYRIC-ESTER not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE LD50=9.22 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRYOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Zingiber officinale Ginger 10 167, 965
Zea mays Corn 6 7, 099
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 1 0
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 5 2, 184, 272
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 4 1, 156, 946.5
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 1 714
Vigna mungo Black Gram 1 278
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 1 210
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 2 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 3 135
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 5 124
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 6 85, 905
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 5 0.04199999989941716
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 4 0.019999999552965164
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 6 11, 600