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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
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 3
Barosma betulina Buchu 2 0
Benincasa hispida Waxgourd 1 34
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 1 1, 616
Bidens pilosa not available 2 210, 000
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 2 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 4 1, 590, 411.9000003338
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 3 90, 000
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 1, 287
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 1 68
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 3 1, 134
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 1 720
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 1 27, 300
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 6 1, 407
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 6 103.65000003576279
Camellia sinensis Tea 6 220, 684
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 4 0
Canarium indicum Java-Olive; Manila Elemi 3 285, 000
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 1 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0