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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
Symphytum officinale Comfrey 1 0
Symplocos racemosa not available 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 4 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 8 1, 863, 172
Tabebuia heptaphylla Pau D'Arco 1 0
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 1 0
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 2 9.399999618530273
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 3 6, 548
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 7 6, 102, 600
Tagetes patula French Marigold 1 0
Tamarindus indica Tamarind; Kilytree; Indian Tamarind 5 10, 050
Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew 15 892, 436.2000000179
Tanacetum vulgare Tansy 8 1, 800
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion 6 214
Taxus baccata Common Yew 3 11
Tecoma stans Yellow Elder 2 0
Tectona grandis Teak 1 0
Telosma cordata Merrill flowers 2 118
Tephrosia candida White Tephrosia 2 3, 500