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Biological Activity Insecticide

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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 Sort descending Dosage Reference
AJUGARIN-IV not available Merck 11th Edition
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ELEOSTEARIC-ACID 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.
ALPHA-PINENE 0.82 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 0.86 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 1.29 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE not available Duke, 1992 *
AMIANTHINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
ANABASINE not available UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
ANACYCLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ANETHOLE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ANISALDEHYDE not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ANNONIN-I not available Duke, 1992 *
ANONAINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APHYLLINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
APIOLE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARACHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARCELIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 1 941, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 1 941, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 2 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 1 160, 750
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 1 600, 000
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 10 822, 670
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 2 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 7 0
Piper betel Betel Pepper 2 23, 980
Piper cubeba Cubeb; Cubeb Pepper 10 319, 600
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 14 1, 451, 550
Piscidia piscipula Jamaica Dogwood 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 2 0
Pisum sativum Pea 1 0
Plectranthus coleoides not available 1 55
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 2 1, 640
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 1 81, 000
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 2 13, 000
Podophyllum pleianthum Chinese Mayapple 2 0