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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
1,8-CINEOLE LC100=6 uM Duke, 1992 *
12-ALPHA-HYDROXYROTENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-EUGENOL LD50=14.16 ug/sq.cm of DEET at 37.59 ug/sq.cm Duke, 1992 *
ACROPHYLLINE-OXIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRYOPHYLLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CADINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-BENZOATE LD50=9.22 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm Duke, 1992 *
BUTYLIDENE-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLAL not available Duke, 1992 *
EPOXYPSEUDOISOEUGENOL-2-METHYLBUTYRIC-ESTER not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
EUGENOL LD50=5.47 ug/sq cm cf DEET at 37.59 ug/sq cm Duke, 1992 *
FORMIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE LC100=8 uM Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL C90=<15 ul/l (=<15 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
O-ANISALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 13 3, 646, 701
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 2 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 7 148, 725
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 4 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 24, 000
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 6 58, 710
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 3 94, 150
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 3 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 1 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 1 0.5479999780654907
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 6 63, 600
Avena sativa Oats 2 400
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 191, 600