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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
Alnus crispa not available 1 0
Alnus glutinosa Black Alder 2 0
Alnus maximowiczii not available 1 32.900001525878906
Alnus nepalensis not available 1 2, 300
Alnus rubra not available 1 0
Alnus rugosa not available 1 0
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 2 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 10 1, 603
Alphitonia excelsa not available 1 45
Alphitonia macrocarpa not available 1 0
Alphitonia petriei not available 1 0
Alphitonia whitei not available 1 360
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 10 278, 161.2000000179
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 4 800
Alstonia scholaris not available 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 4 0
Alyxia levinei not available 1 0
Amanoa oblongifolia not available 1 0.30000001192092896
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 1 0