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Biological Activity Insectifuge

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List of activity chemicals.
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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
Sechium edule Chayote 1 4
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 4 37, 045
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 2 16, 146
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 4 736, 010
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 8 7, 816, 690
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 4
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 22
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 13 1, 552.7000000029802
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 9 1, 982
Sideritis mugronensis not available 10 2, 731
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 13 1, 900
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 5 397
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 3 1, 900, 000
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 2 401, 260
Sinapis alba White Mustard 3 93, 972
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 6 175, 060
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 8 12, 980
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 3 207, 057
Solanum quitoensis Naranjillo 1 7