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Biological Activity Larvicide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(5E)-OCIMENONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-FURALDEHYDE 1 ppm Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
3,5'-DIALLYL-2'-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBIPHENYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
4-BUTOXYMETHYLPHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
6-GINGEROL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-SHOGAOL LD90=62 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABSINTHIN not available Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands.
ALLICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJONE not available Misra, L.N. and Singh, S.P. Alpha-Thujone, The Major Component Of The Essential Oil From Artemisia vulgaris Growing Wild In Nilgiri Hills. Journal of Natural Products, 49: 941, 1986.
ALVAXANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
ANNONACIN IC50=10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID 1 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
ASIMICIN LD100=1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BERBERASTINE 9 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BERBERINE 9 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 1 8
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 3 880
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 200
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 2 315
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 1 200
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 1 0
Levisticum officinale Lovage 4 30
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 0
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 1 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 1 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 2 0
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle 1 0
Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato 2 0
Lycopus europeus European Bugle 1 125
Lycopus virginicus Bugle 1 80
Macleaya cordata Plume Poppy 1 0
Maclura pomifera Osage-Orange; Hedge Apple 1 28, 400
Magnolia kobus Hsin-I; Xin-Yi 1 0
Magnolia obovata Ho-no-ki; Japanese Whitebark Magnolia 1 16, 200
Magnolia officinalis Chinese Magnolia; Hou Pu; Magnolia-Bark 2 51, 300