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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
Murraya koenigii Curry Leaf Tree; Curry Leaf; Indian Curry Tree 8 30, 390.30000000447
Murraya sp None 1 0
Musa x paradisiaca Banana; Plantain 3 0
Myrciaria dubia Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.); Rumberry (Eng.); Camo Camo (Peru); Araza de Agua (Sp.); Camu-camu Negro (Peru); Guapuro Blanco (Bol.) 3 0
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 3 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 10 6, 856, 500
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 5 0
Myrrhis odorata Garden Myrrh; Myrrh; Sweet Chervil; Sweet Cicely; Cicely 6 101, 500
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 11 23, 224
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 4 190
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nasturtium officinale Berro; Watercress 2 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 2 0
Nepeta cataria Catnip 4 2, 365
Nepeta racemosa Catmint 6 1, 664
Nerium oleander Oleander 2 0
Nicotiana glauca Tree Tobacco 3 21, 000
Nicotiana rustica Aztec Tobacco 2 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 6 50, 000