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Biological Activity Antifeedant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BILOBALIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORNEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACETATE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BRUCEANTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEANTINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BRUCEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
BRUSATOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BUDLEIN-A 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.
CADINENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAFFEINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMELLIDIN-II not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMPHOR IC50=5,000 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.
CANAVANINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CANIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CANNELAL not available Duke, 1992 *
CAPILLARIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAPILLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE 500 ppm 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.
CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE 1 mM (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.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE not available Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 6 0
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 6 132.30000007152557
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 14 179, 320
Camptotheca acuminata Happy Tree 1 0
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 3 0
Canarium indicum Java-Olive; Manila Elemi 6 296, 500
Canavalia bonariensis not available 1 0
Canavalia ensiformis Jack Bean 1 0
Cannabis sativa Marijuana; Marihuana; Indian Hemp; Hemp 2 0
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 4 0
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse 4 0
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 13 30, 456
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 9 3, 720
Caraipa densifolia not available 1 32
Careya arborea not available 1 6, 000
Carica papaya Papaya 6 102.80000305175781
Carlina corymbosa not available 1 0