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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
Parthenium hysterophorus Congress grass 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 2 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 1 0
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 2 0
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 0
Phillyrea latifolia not available 1 0
Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus not available 1 0
Phyllanthus flexuosus not available 1 5.300000190734863
Phyllanthus reticulatus not available 1 0
Physalis alkekingi Bladderherb; Lantern 1 0
Picea mariana Black Spruce 1 0
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 1 2, 500
Plantago major Common Plantain 1 0
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 1 0
Plectranthus rugosus not available 1 45
Porteresia coarctata not available 1 0
Premna integrifolia not available 1 0
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 1 0
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 1 0