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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
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 4 8, 880
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 7 30, 073
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 3 1, 500
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 1 1, 700
Taxus baccata Common Yew 1 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 2 940
Tephrosia candida White Tephrosia 1 3, 500
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 1 14, 000
Tephrosia virginiana Devil's Shoestring 1 0
Tephrosia vogelii Fish Poison Bean 1 0
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 0
Terminalia bellirica Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric 1 0
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia chebula Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan 1 0
Teucrium arduini 'Croatian Alpine' Germander 4 80
Teucrium asiaticum not available 5 2.430000014603138
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 6 459
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 6 146
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 6 10.5
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 6 45