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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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
L-DOPA not available Duke, 1992 *
LACTUPICRIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LARICIRESINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LAWSONE 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.
LEIOKININE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
LEIOKININE-B not available Duke, 1992 *
LEPTINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LICOISOFLAVONE-A 1.2 ppm Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
LICOISOFLAVONE-B ED50=<1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LIGULATIN not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LUTEOLIN IC52=<1,000 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.
LUTEONE 0.27 mM 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.
LYCORENINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYCORICIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MELIANTRIOL not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
MELICOPICINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENADIONE 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.
METHYL-(3S,5S)-5-HYDROXY-3-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-HEXANOATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 4 0
Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape 1 115
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 13 171, 188.5
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 4 0
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 2 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 8 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 9 0
Maytenus boaria not available 1 82.19999694824219
Maytenus canariensis not available 1 0
Maytenus octogona not available 1 0
Maytenus senegalensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 10 250
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 6 1, 171, 829.0010000002
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 2 9, 000
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 4 2, 210
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 5 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 21
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 3 1, 150