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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
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 2 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 10 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 3 26, 650
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 7 645, 200
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 1 166, 000
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 16 1, 032, 660
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 3 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 3 0
Pistacia vera Pistachio 2 0
Pisum sativum Pea 5 500
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 2 0
Plantago major Common Plantain 4 0
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 2 0
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 1 0
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 1 717, 000
Plectranthus coleoides not available 2 335
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plectranthus rugosus not available 1 45
Pluchea carolinensis Pito sico; Santa maria 1 0