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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
Tripterygium wilfordiim Yellow Vine 1 0
Triticum aestivum Wheat 4 9
Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium 2 0
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 3 0
Turnera diffusa Damiana 3 133
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 3, 600
Tylophora indica Swallowwort; Indian Ipecac 1 0
Ulex europaeus Gorse 1 0
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 5 1, 920
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 2 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 3 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 3 0
Urginea maritima European Squill 3 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 8 40, 172
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 13 3, 000.019999999553
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 5 750
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 14 14, 100.02999999933
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 3 0
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 0