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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Larvicide

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
(5E)-OCIMENONE 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 *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL *
4,4'-DIALLYL-2,3'-DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL-ETHER *
4-BUTOXYMETHYLPHENOL *
6-GINGEROL LD90=62 ug/ml *
6-SHOGAOL LD90=62 ug/ml *
ABSINTHIN 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 *
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL *
ALPHA-THUJONE 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 *
ANNONACIN IC50=10 ppm *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID 1 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
ASIMICIN LD100=1 ppm *
AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BENZENE *
BERBERASTINE 9 ppm *
BERBERINE 9 ppm *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 0
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 2 140, 000
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 3 150, 000
Brassica juncea Mustard Greens 1 0
Brassica nigra Black Mustard 1 12, 000
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 1 0.3799999952316284
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 2 325
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 1 134.10000228881836
Brassica oleracea var. italica Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese 2 0
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Kale; Curly Kale; Kitchen Kale; Scotch Kale 1 0
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Collards; Cow Cabbage; Tall Kale; Tree Kale; Spring-Heading Cabbage 1 0
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 4 641
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 2 0
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 1 9
Calotropis sp. Giant Milkweed 1 0
Camellia japonica Camellia; Common Camellia; Rose du Japon (Fr.); Camelia (Fr., Port.); Kamelie (Ger.); Tsubaki (Jap.); Camelia (Sp.); Japanese Tea 1 0
Camellia sinensis Tea 4 210, 760
Cananga odorata Cananga; Ylang-Ylang 2 0
Canarium indicum Java-Olive; Manila Elemi 2 17, 500
Capparis spinosa Caper; Caperbush 1 0