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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
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 5 20, 020.20000000298
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 2 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 3 35, 400
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 1 340
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 3 21.5
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 5 476
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 1 111
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 1 0
Tulipa gesneriana Tulip 1 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 2 1, 100
Umbellularia californica California Bay 6 11, 600
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 4 0.019999999552965164
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 3 0
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 5 0.04199999989941716
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 6 85, 905
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 5 124
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 1 0