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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
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 1 0
Daucus carota Carrot 6 9, 016
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 2 10, 150
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 2 515
Dictamnus hispanicus not available 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 1 0
Dracocephalum thymiflora Thyme-Flowered Moldavica 3 172
Drimys winteri Winter's Bark 1 0
Echinacea spp Coneflower; Echinacea 1 0
Elettaria cardamomum Cardamom 7 1, 038, 981
Elsholtzia blanda Bantaluki; Bantulsi 3 135.79999995231628
Elsholtzia cristata Furan Chemotype 1 5
Elsholtzia eriostachya 'Dwarf' Bush Mint 1 0.10000000149011612
Elsholtzia nipponica Hsiang Ju 1 0
Elsholtzia pilosa Hairy Mint Shrub 4 1, 200
Elsholtzia polystachya Bush Mint 5 500, 542.7999996245
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 2 295
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 4 96
Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail; Horsetail 1 0
Eriodictyon californicum Yerba Santa; California Yerba Santa; Hierba Santa; Mountain Balm; Bear's Weed; Consumptive's Weed; Tarweed; Gum Bush; Holy Herb 1 0