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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
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chinese Quince; Mu-Kua 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 4 0
Chenopodium album Lambsquarter 2 0
Chenopodium ambrosioides Epazote; Wormseed 2 9, 600
Chrysanthemum balsamita Balsamite; Costmary 3 960
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium Pyrethrum 1 0
Chrysanthemum parthenium Feverfew 6 62.5
Chrysanthemum x morifolium Chrysanthemum; Florist's Chrysanthemum; Mum; Ju Hua (Pinyin) 7 420
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 2 61, 200
Cinnamomum aromaticum Cassia; Cassia Bark; Cassia Lignea; Chinese Cassia; Chinese Cinnamon; China Junk Cassia; Saigon Cinnamon; Zimtcassie (Ger.); Canela de la China (Sp.); Canelero chino (Sp.); Chinazimt (Ger.); Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.); Kashia-Keihi (Jap.); Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.); Cannelier Casse (Fr.); Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) 11 341, 736
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 6 2, 688
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 13 6, 154, 828.799999237
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 8 152, 320
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 3 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 2 16, 500
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 8 8, 431
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 9 23, 338
Citrus limon Lemon 14 4, 553, 944
Citrus medica Citron 1 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 3 53.19999980926514