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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
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MICONIDIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MONOCROTALINE not available Duke, 1992 *
MORIN IC52=<1000 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.
MUZIGADIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN IC52=<1,000 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.
MYRICOSIDE 10 ppm Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
N-METHYLFLINDERSINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
NAGILACTONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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.
NEOABIETIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
NEROLIDOL 1 mM (diet) Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
NICOTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOLIDIN not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
NIMBOLININ not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
NOMILIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
OBACUNONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
OCHINOLIDE not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
OSMUNDALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE 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
Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 3 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 4 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 7 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 9 16, 000
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 4 225, 000
Ceriops decandra not available 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 7 0
Chelidonium majus Celandine 1 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 9, 600
Chimaphila umbellata King's Cure; Pipsissewa 1 0
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 3 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 8 751
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 8 1, 092
Cicer arietinum Chickpea; Garbanzo 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 8 67, 254
Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 2 0