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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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List of activity chemicals.
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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
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 6 48
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 5 72
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 5 511
Teucrium montanum Mountain Germander 2 0
Teucrium oxylepis not available 6 9.720000084489584
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 11 220
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia not available 6 2.8600000217556953
Teucrium salviastrum not available 6 10.650000214576721
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 5 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 8 8.159999936819077
Theobroma angustifolium Castarica; Emerald Cacao 1 382
Theobroma bicolor Nicaraguan Cacao; Pataste 1 1, 408
Theobroma cacao Cacao 9 13, 875
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 3 78, 800
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 3 0
Thuja occidentalis Arbor-Vitae; Northern White-Cedar 7 0
Thymelaea hirsuta not available 1 0
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 7 1, 010
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 10 5, 034
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 7 2, 008.1000000014901