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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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List of activity chemicals.
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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
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 2 0
Picea glauca White Spruce 2 0
Picea mariana Black Spruce 2 46
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 1 0
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 2 4, 950
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 4 1, 240
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 11 6, 939, 895
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 8 94, 018
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 13 57, 560
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 6 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 1 800, 000
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 2 1, 681, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 2 1, 681, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 4 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 5 160, 750
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 1 600, 000
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 5 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 18 1, 065, 675