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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
L-HOMOARGININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPPACONITINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
LEPTINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LIMONENE 0.37 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE-OXIDE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
LINALOOL LC50=156-194 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
LYACONITINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
MAMMEIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENTHONE LC50=156-194 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
MESACONITINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
METHYL-CHAVICOL not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-CINNAMATE not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
MYOSMINE IC43= 800 ug/adult 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.
MYRISTICIN 25 ppm Hostettmann, K., Marston, A., Maillard, M. and Hamburger, M., eds.
1995. Phytochemistry of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine. (Proc. Phytochem. Soc. Eur. 37) Oxford Science Publications. New York. 408 pp.
N'-(3-HYDROXY-12-METHYLTRIDECANOLYL)NORNICOTINE IC50=<1,000 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.
NAGILACTONE-C 20-50 ppm diet Russell, G. B., Phytochemical resources for crop protection, N. Z. J. Technol., 2, 1986, 127-134.
NAPELLINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOBANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOLINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
NEOPELLINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
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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 forrestiana not available 4 10, 612
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum; Eucalypt; Tasmanian Bluegum 11 1, 819, 951.2000000179
Eucalyptus grandis Gum; Flooded Gum; Rose Gum 3 2, 157, 000
Eucalyptus incrassata not available 4 6, 204
Eucalyptus intertexta not available 5 2, 321
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 5 467.80000019073486
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 5 2, 652.199999809265
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 5 842.5
Eucalyptus macrorrhuncha not available 1 200, 000
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 6 7, 460.30000000447
Eucalyptus maideni not available 6 3, 300.4000000059605
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 5 13.800000011920929
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 6 3, 220.3000000044703
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 6 1, 968.2000000029802
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 2 1, 192
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 6 3, 308.3000000044703
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 5 35.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 5 364.40000009536743
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 6 345.40000000596046
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 3 392