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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
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 1 434, 000
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 1 0
Sophora secundiflora Mescal Bean 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 2 37
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 1 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 1 170
Stachys germanica Downy Woundwort 3 91
Stellaria media Chickweed; Common Chickweed 1 0
Sterculia urens Karaya 1 123, 000
Stevia rebaudiana Ca-A-E; Sweet Leaf of Paraguay; Stevia 8 2, 385
Stillingia sylvatica Queen's-Delight; Stillingia; Queen's-Root; Yawroot 1 0
Styrax benzoin Benzoin; Onycha; Styrax 1 0
Syringa vulgaris Lilac 6 0
Syzygium aromaticum Clove; Clovetree 9 1, 787, 140
Tabebuia impetiginosa Pau d'arco; Taheebo 1 0
Tagetes erecta Marigold; Aztec Marigold 3 1, 356
Tagetes filifolia Pampa Anise; Irish Lace 6 4, 775, 209.3999996185
Tagetes lucida Sweet-Mace; Sweet-Scent Marigold; Sweet-Scent Mexican Marigold; Anise Marigold 6 9, 108
Tagetes minuta Wild Marigold; Aztec Marigold; Dwarf Marigold; Mexican Marigold; Muster John Henry; Stinking-Roger 12 6, 176, 100