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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
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 4 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 12 133, 050
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 8 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 19 94, 346.39999961853
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 5 1, 092
Artemisia pallens Davana 2 0
Artemisia salsoloides not available 5 226, 050
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 6 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 0
Artocarpus heterophyllus Jackfruit 1 0
Artocarpus integrifolia not available 1 0
Arundo donax Giant Reed 2 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 5 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 2 0
Asiasarum heterotropoides Asian Wild Ginger 3 0
Asiasarum sieboldii Siebold's Wild Ginger 2 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 3 0.5479999780654907
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 8 42, 332.39999985695
Asparagus lucidus Lucid Asparagus 1 0
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus 3 0