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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
Monarda media Mean Monarda 4 2, 140
Monarda punctata Horsemint 4 13, 857
Monarda russeliana Russel's Monarda 2 118
Morinda citrifolia Indian Mulberry; Noni 6 1, 911.060000050813
Moringa oleifera Ben Nut; Drumstick Tree; Horseradish Tree; Benzolive Tree; Moringa; West Indian Ben; Jacinto (Sp.) 2 0
Morus alba Sang-Pai-Pi; White Mulberry 11 132, 800
Mucuna pruriens Cowage; Velvetbean 2 0
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 9 65, 142.30000000447
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 4 0
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 3 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 6 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 13 4, 891, 800
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 4 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 4 54, 000
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 13 19, 376
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 3 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 2 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 4 0