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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
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 1 0
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 1 0
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Micromeria benthamii not available 1 0
Mitrephora heyneana not available 1 0
Monarda didyma Beebalm; Oswego Tea 1 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 1 0
Nerium oleander Oleander 1 0
Neuracanthus sphaerostachys not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 2 0
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 1 460
Olea europaea Olive 1 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 2 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 1 0
Origanum compactum not available 1 90
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 1 0
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 4 0
Orthosphenia mexicana not available 1 0
Panax pseudoginseng not available 1 0