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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
THYMOL 0.22 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
TREWIASINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WILFORDINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WILFORINE not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZINGIBERENE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 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
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 2 0
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 1 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 4 230, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 7 942, 356
Agastache nepetoides not available 2 22
Agastache pallidiflora not available 2 0
Agastache rugosa not available 10 995, 000
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 4 4, 180
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 12 8, 250
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 6 1, 904.5
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 1 3, 400
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 1 0
Ajuga remota Bugle 1 0
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 1 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 1 25
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 6 28, 000
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 5 29, 304
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 8 1, 232