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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 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 14 10, 612, 583
Oryza sativa Rice 1 100, 000
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 1 0
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 2 10, 000
Panax ginseng Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng 6 0
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng; Ginseng 1 521, 000
Pancratium maritimum Sea Daffodil 1 0
Panicum maximum Guinea grass 1 0
Passiflora incarnata Manzana de Mayo; Mayapple; Passionflower 1 0
Passiflora quadrangularis Granadilla 1 0
Pastinaca sativa Parsnip 8 667, 610.5
Paullinia cupana Guarana 1 101, 000
Paullinia yoko Yoko 1 27, 300
Pavonia odorata Hina plant 1 250
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 4 14.000000029802322
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 5 132
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 3 2, 700
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 13 552, 900
Persea americana Avocado 3 31, 005