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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
TREWIASINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICHILIN 3 Duke, 1992 *
TRICHIROKANIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TULIRINIROL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TYLOPHORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
UGANDENSIDIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
ULEXONE-A ED50=17ppm Duke, 1992 *
VASICINOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VASICINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VERBASCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
VESTITOL not available Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
VOLKENSIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WARBURGANAL 0.1-10 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WILFORINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WITHANOLIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WITHANOLIDE-E ED=100-500 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
XANTHOXYLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOMOLLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
YATEIN 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
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 21 756, 424
Juniperus horizontalis not available 1 0
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 3 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 7 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 3 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 3 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 1 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 4 81, 000
Kleinhovia hospita not available 1 0
Krameria triandra Rhatany 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 2 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 2 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 2 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 10 3, 346
Larix laricina not available 1 0