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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
Annona cherimola Cherimoya 3 14, 000
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 0
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 1 0
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 5 0
Anogeissus latifolia Gum Ghatti 2 0
Apium graveolens Celery 19 3, 851, 860.4200000167
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 7 52
Aralia cordata Udo 3 475.75
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 4 0
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 3 0
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 7 0
Ardisia japonica Marlberry 3 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 6 6, 317
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 6 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 3 0