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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
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Lasianthus chinensis not available 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 18 1, 156, 410
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 8 6, 750
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 9 16, 296
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula spica not available 1 1, 666.5999755859375
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 7 1, 688
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 9 6, 014
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 5 260, 636
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0
Lemaireocereus griseus not available 1 0
Lemaireocereus thurberi not available 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 6 137.20000000298023
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 8 230
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 7 1, 720
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 0
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500