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Biological Activity Aphidifuge

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
BETULIN not available Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
ERIODICTYOL not available Duke, 1992 *
HOMOERIODICTYOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NARINGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VITEXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lithocarpus haipinii not available 1 0
Lithocarpus polystachya not available 1 0.4000000059604645
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Ludwigia epilobioides Fireweed ludwigia 1 0
Lumnitzera racemosa not available 1 94.70000267028809
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 1 0
Lycopodium clavatum Antler Herb; Clubmoss 1 0
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 0
Malus domestica Apple 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 2 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 1 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
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 1 0
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 1 21
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 1 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 1 0