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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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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
2-ETHYLANTHRAQUINONE 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.
2-HYDROXYSWIETENINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-METHYL-6-METHOXYTETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE 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.
2-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-CUCURBITACIN-E not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRIDECANONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
20-HYDROXYECDYSONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2B-ANGELOYLEREMOPHILANOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-FORMYL-2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXY-5'-METHYLDIHYDROCHALCONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-EPICARYOPTIN 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.
3-METHOXY-1-METHYL-2-PROPYL-4-QUINOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3R-(-)-VESTITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E ED50=250 Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-HEPTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-METHOXYTECLEANTHINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-O-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL IC50=4.4 ppm diet 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.
6-PENTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID 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
Sorbus americana not available 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 8 0
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 4 689
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 2 85
Stachys officinalis Betony; Wood Betony; Bishop's-Wort; Purple Betony 1 0
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Brazilian Tea 1 0
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 4 0
Stemonoporus affinis not available 1 0
Stemonoporus canaliculatus not available 1 0
Stemonoporus cordifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus oblongifolius not available 1 0
Stemonoporus petiolaris not available 1 0
Stemonoporus reticulatus not available 1 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 2 50
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 18 599, 361
Streblus asper not available 1 1, 000
Strobilanthes cusia not available 1 35
Strychnos nux-vomica Nux-Vomica; Stychnine 1 0
Suaeda maritima not available 1 0