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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
ARISTOLOCHINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
ATROPINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
AZADIRACHTIN not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
BENZACONINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
BENZALDEHYDE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
BENZENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTEN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ASARONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BETA-HIMACHALINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BISABOLANGELONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BORIC-ACID not available Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
BRUCEINE-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CAFFEINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARPACIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CARVONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE not available Bettarini, F., Borgonovi, G.E., et al. 1991. Antiparasitic Compounds from East African Plants: Isolation and Biological Activity of Anonaine, Matricarianol, Canthin-6-One and Caryophyllene Oxide. Insect Sci. Applic. 14(1): 93-99, 1993.
CASTANOSPERMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CELABENZINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 6 921.2000000029802
Eucalyptus populnea not available 6 85.19999980926514
Eucalyptus porosa not available 5 2, 460
Eucalyptus punctata not available 6 4, 060.10000000149
Eucalyptus saligna not available 6 1, 552
Eucalyptus siderophloia not available 6 186.30000000447035
Eucalyptus sideroxylon not available 6 412.30000000447035
Eucalyptus sparsa not available 5 2, 815
Eucalyptus stoatei not available 4 3, 944
Eucalyptus tereticornis not available 6 750.4000000059605
Eucalyptus tetraptera not available 4 5, 160
Eucalyptus viminalis not available 1 0
Eucalyptus viridis not available 5 84
Euodia rutaecarpa Wou Chou Yu 1 0
Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 2 0
Euphorbia hirta Queensland Asthma Herb 1 0
Euphorbia pulcherrima Poinsettia 1 0
Euphrasia officinalis Eyebright 1 0
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 2 247, 836
Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed; Giant Knotweed; Mexican Bamboo; Hu-Zhang 1 0