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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Insect-attractant

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 1 23, 700
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 1 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 1 1, 728
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 1 322
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 1 2, 750
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 1 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 1 0
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 1 480