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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
Petasites japonicus Butterbur 3 160
Petiveria alliacea Anamu; Guinea Hen Leaf; Mucura 2 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 13 997, 506.4199999869
Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort 2 3, 360
Peumus boldus Boldo 9 1, 734
Pfaffia paniculata Suma; Pfaffia 1 15.600000381469727
Phaseolus aborigineus not available 1 0
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 6 16, 660
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 3 0
Phillyrea latifolia not available 1 0
Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus not available 1 0
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 5 0
Phyllanthus amarus not available 2 1, 500
Phyllanthus emblica Emblic; Myrobalan 3 85, 900
Phyllanthus flexuosus not available 1 5.300000190734863
Phyllanthus niruri Seed On The Leaf 4 0
Phyllanthus reticulatus not available 1 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 1 0
Physalis ixocarpa Tomatillo 1 20
Physalis peruviana Cape Gooseberry; Ground Cherry 5 0