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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
Rosmarinus x mendizabalii Mendizabali's Rosemary 5 2, 254
Rubus idaeus Red Raspberry; Raspberry 3 0
Rumex acetosa Garden Sorrel 1 12, 800
Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel 1 5, 300
Rumex crispus Curly Dock; Lengua De Vaca; Yellow Dock; Sour Dock 1 0
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's Broom; Box-Holly 1 1, 600
Ruta graveolens Rue 7 20, 000
Salix alba White Willow 1 0
Salvia canariensis Canary Island Sage 5 712.3000000044703
Salvia dorisiana 'Honduran' Sage 5 109.00000023841858
Salvia gilliesii 'Cordoba' Sage 6 509.5
Salvia officinalis Sage 9 1, 356, 766
Salvia sclarea Clary Sage 5 170
Salvia triloba Greek Sage 3 3, 240
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 360, 000
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 6 171, 000
Santalum album White Sandalwood 2 0
Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavender Cotton 2 0
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 9 2, 124
Satureja cilicica Turkish Savory 6 1, 604