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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
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 6 18, 948
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 8 211, 158.40000000596
Citrus sinensis Orange 11 25, 737.51000009477
Cleistocalyx fullageri 1 59, 488
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 4 501
Cnicus benedictus Blessed Thistle 4 0
Cocos nucifera Coconut; Coconut Palm; Copra; Nariyal; Kokospalme (Ger.); Cocotero (Sp.) 2 0
Coffea arabica Coffee 2 32, 000
Cola acuminata Abata Cola 1 25, 000
Coleus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus 4 228, 400
Collinsonia canadensis Stone Root 3 18
Commiphora myrrha Myrrh; African Myrrh; Herabol Myrrh; Somali Myrrh; Myrrhe (Fr., Ger.); Mirra (Sp. It.) 4 13, 800
Consolida ajacis Larkspur 3 0
Convallaria majalis Lily-Of-The-Valley 1 0
Conyza canadensis Butterweed; Hogweed; Horseweed 1 0
Copaifera spp Copaiba 1 0
Corchorus olitorius Jew's Mallow; Mulukiya; Nalta Jute 1 0
Coriandrum sativum Coriander; Chinese Parsley; Cilantro 15 4, 784, 619
Coridothymus capitatus Spanish Oregano 6 458
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry; Sorbet 1 0