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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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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
ANTHRANILIC-ACID not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
APHANIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARCANGELOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARCURCEMENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARGOPHYLLIN-A IC50=10,000 ppm diet Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ARGOPHYLLIN-B IC100=10,000 ppm diet Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ARTECANIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASIMICIN EC86=0.1% Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
AZADIRACHTIN EC50=0.29 ppm Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN IC50=0.07-0.7 ppm diet Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRADIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
AZEDERACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BAKKENOLIDE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BALANITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BERGENIN ED50=2,187-2,432 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BETA-NITROPROPIONIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 4 0
Lasianthus chinensis not available 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 18 1, 156, 410
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 8 6, 750
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 9 16, 296
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula spica not available 1 1, 666.5999755859375
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 7 1, 688
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 9 6, 014
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 5 260, 636
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 1 0
Lemaireocereus griseus not available 1 0
Lemaireocereus thurberi not available 1 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 6 137.20000000298023
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 8 230
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 7 1, 720
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 2 400
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 2 0
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 1 0
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500