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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Insecticide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
THYMOL 0.22 uM/fly *
TREWIASINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WILFORDINE Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WILFORINE *
XANTHOTOXIN Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZINGIBERENE 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 Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 2 400
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 4 0
Meleleuca howeana 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 3 0
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 8 1, 220.4000000059605
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 8 6, 336.20000000298
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 10 335, 355
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 12 122, 700
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 12 1, 226, 548
Mentha sp Mint 2 0
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 12 917, 350
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 15 14, 822.009999999776
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 6 24, 380
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 1 0
Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury 1 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 11 6, 507
Micromeria croatica 6 800
Micromeria dalmatica 2 685
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 13 129, 604
Micromeria juliana 9 1, 600