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Biological Activity Antifeedant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ZANTHOPHYLLINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIMZIN not available Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus macrorrhuncha not available 1 200, 000
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 4 7, 410.10000000149
Eucalyptus maideni not available 4 3, 000.3000000044703
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 6 21.80000001192093
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 4 3, 085.2000000029802
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 4 1, 149.1000000014901
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 4 1, 322
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 4 3, 295.2000000029802
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 6 33.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 6 355.80000019073486
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 4 365.20000000298023
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 2 362
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 4 806
Eucalyptus populnea not available 6 79.99999976158142
Eucalyptus porosa not available 6 2, 595
Eucalyptus punctata not available 4 3, 325.10000000149
Eucalyptus rostratus Gum 1 0
Eucalyptus saligna not available 4 1, 273
Eucalyptus siderophloia not available 4 280.1000000014901
Eucalyptus sideroxylon not available 4 345.20000000298023