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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
METHYL-EUGENOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
METHYL-SALICYLATE not available Hardie, J., Isaacs, R., Pickett,* J.A., Wadhams, L.J., and Woodcock, C.M. 1994. Methyl Salicylate and (-)-(1R,5S)-Myrtenal are Plant-Derived Repellents for Black Bean Aphid, Aphis Fabae Scop. (Homoptera: Aphididae). J. of Chemical Ecology, 20(11):2847.
MUFA not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MUFAS not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MYRCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEPETALACTONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
NONANONE-3 not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
OSAGIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
P-CYMENE not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
PHENETHYLAMINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
PHENYLETHYLAMINE not available Grainge, M. and Ahmed, S., Handbook of Plants with Pest-Control Properties, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1988, 470.
PHENYLHYDRAZINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PINITOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PIPERIDINE 50 ppm Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PIPERITONE (> DEET) Bowers, W.S., Ortego, F., You, X., and Evans, P.H. Insect Repellents From The Chinese Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Journal of Natural Products, 56(6): 935-938, 1993.
POMIFERIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PULEGONE not available Duke, 1992 *
PYROCATECHOL 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.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 13 880.2000002861023
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 13 7, 043.599999427795
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 13 1, 012
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 15 8, 955.800000011921
Eucalyptus maideni not available 16 14, 081.200000017881
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 13 75.20000004768372
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 16 16, 075.800000011921
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 16 7, 832.700000010431
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 7 1, 624
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 16 5, 429.000000014901
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 13 179.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 13 3, 398.2000002861023
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 16 5, 285.700000010431
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 8 783
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 16 1, 860.5000000074506
Eucalyptus populnea not available 14 2, 327.3999996185303
Eucalyptus porosa not available 13 9, 490
Eucalyptus punctata not available 14 12, 465.20000000298
Eucalyptus saligna not available 13 3, 380.10000000149
Eucalyptus siderophloia not available 16 2, 398.900000013411