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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
SPECIOIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SPILANTHOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
STEVIOL 150 ppm Duke, 1992 *
STEVIOLBIOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
STEVIOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
SWIETENINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SWIETENOLIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TANNIC-ACID 2-4% diet Duke, 1992 *
TECLEANTHINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TENULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TEPHROSIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TERPINOLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRANEURIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TOMATIDINE 1uM Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TOONACILIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TOOSENDANIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TRANS-ACONITIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TRANS-ASARONE 200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Agastache rugosa not available 6 0
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 2 2, 496
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 8 0
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 1 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 9 2, 394.5
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 9 59, 650
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 5 0
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Ajuga remota Bugle 2 500
Alangium lamarckii not available 1 2, 222.199951171875
Albizia lebbeck East Indian Walnut; Siris Tree; Frywood; Koko; Lebbek; Lebbek Tree; Women's-Tongue Tree 2 0
Alchornea floribunda Niando 1 0
Aleurites fordii Tungoil Tree 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 3 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 2 460
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 3 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 5 125, 220
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 6 1, 448
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 2 9