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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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
(+)-3-THUJONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EPIEUDESMIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-EUDESMIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(+)-PISATIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-3-ISOTHUJONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
(-)-VESTITOL not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
(-)UGANDENSIDIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
1,2-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
1,4-NAPTHAQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
11,13-DIHYDROVERNOLADIN not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROXYLUPANINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-KETO-8(14)-PODOCARPEN-18-OIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
13-TRANS-CINNAMOYLOXYLUPANINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
14,15-DIHYDROJODRELLIN-T IC=25 ppm Duke, 1992 *
15-HEPTYLCHAPARRINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
15-O-BENZOYLBRUCEIN-D not available Duke, 1992 *
2(1'-ETHYLPROPYL)-1-METHYL-4-QUINOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-(2H)-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)-ONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2,5-DIHYDROXYMETHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYPYRROLIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2-ARYLBENZOFURAN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus sparsa not available 6 2, 985
Eucalyptus stoatei not available 5 3, 973
Eucalyptus tereticornis not available 4 619.1000000014901
Eucalyptus tetraptera not available 5 5, 109
Eucalyptus viridis not available 6 79
Euclea crispa not available 1 22, 000
Euclea divinorum not available 1 0
Eucommia ulmoides Tu Chung; Du Zhong; Gutta-Percha Tree 3 0
Euodia rutaecarpa Wou Chou Yu 1 0
Euonymus echinatus not available 1 0
Eupatorium odoratum Jack na bush 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 4 0
Eupatorium triplinerve Triplinerved eupatorium 2 755
Euphorbia broteri not available 1 0
Euphorbia hermentiana not available 1 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 4 0
Euphorbia lathyris Caper Spurge; Mole Plant 4 34, 000
Euphorbia paralias not available 1 300
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 3 0
Euphorbia tirucalli Aveloz 2 0