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Biological Activity Insectifuge

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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
GUAIACOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
HELENALIN not available Duke, 1992 *
IPSDIENONE not available Van Wyk, B. E. and Gericke, N. 2000. People's Plants. Briza Publications, Arcadia, South Africa. 351 pp.
ISOALANTOLACTONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ISOBORNEOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBORNYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
KHUSIMONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
L-DODECENE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-DOPA not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
LAPACHANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
LASIDIOL-ANGELATE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LIMONENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINALOOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOFOLIN-A not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOLEIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LINOLENIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
MANDELIC-ACID not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
MELIANTRIOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MELIATIN not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 12 5, 143.20000000298
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 20 11, 401
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 15 25, 967.200000047684
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 16 10, 171
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 15 16, 718
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 15 8, 970.10000000149
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 14 8, 550.10000000149
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 19 27, 705
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 29 4, 291, 848
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 13 12, 860
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 17 35, 728.50000000745
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 10 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 11 50, 446.299999952316
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 3
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 2 42, 000
Trichosanthes anguina Snakegourd 3 157, 042.40000009537
Trichosanthes kirilowii Chinese Cucumber 2 0
Trichostemma dichotomum Blue Curls 7 92.80000001192093
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 16 464.79999923706055
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 4 3, 846, 070