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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
Annona glabra Pondapple 1 0
Annona montana Mountain Soursop 1 0
Annona muricata Soursop 1 0
Annona reticulata Custard Apple 2 1, 200
Annona squamosa Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop 5 0
Anthriscus cerefolium Chervil 2 0
Apium graveolens Celery 19 5, 036, 924.549999982
Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine 1 0
Arachis hypogaea Groundnut; Peanut 2 0
Aralia cordata Udo 4 490
Araucaria bidwillii Monkey puzzle 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 2 90
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 0
Aristolochia serpentaria Serpentaria; Virginia Snakeroot 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 1 0
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 1 0
Artemisia absinthium Wormwood 3 1, 750
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 10 147, 750
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 4 0