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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
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 4 9, 000
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 4 19, 551
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 6 49, 909
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 4, 000
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 7 23, 510
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 1 13, 000
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 4 5.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 6, 000
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 8 14
Ribes rubrum Red Currant; White Currant 2 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 3 7, 507
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 2 0
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 2 0
Rosa damascena Damask Rose 6 0
Rosa gallica French Rose 2 4
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose 1 0
Rosmarinus eriocalyx Rosemary 5 4, 495
Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary 12 742, 865.5
Rosmarinus tomentosus Hairy Rosemary 5 3, 290
Rosmarinus x lavandulaceus Lavender Rosemary 5 3, 275