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Biological Activity Larvicide

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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
HYPERICIN not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ISOELEMICIN 100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL LC50=156-194 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
MACLUROXANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOLOL not available Duke, 1992 *
MENTHONE LC50=156-194 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTICIN 25 ppm Duke, 1992 *
NEOANNONIN 62-70 ppm diet Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
OBTUSAQUINONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN 5 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
ROTENONE not available Martindale's 29th
SINIGRIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SPILANTHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
SQUAMOCIN 62-70 ppm diet Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
SURANGIN-B 0.05 u/ml Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
TERPINEOL LC50=156-194 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 58 ppm Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL LC50=36-49 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 10 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pelargonium citrosum Citrosa 1 0.4000000059604645
Pelargonium graveolens Rose Geranium; Scented Geranium 3 76
Pelargonium roseum Scented Geranium 2 2, 574
Peperomia pelucida Pepper elder; Yerba de la plata 1 0
Perilla frutescens Perilla 3 68, 000
Petroselinum crispum Parsley 4 7, 816, 121.119999997
Peumus boldus Boldo 5 8, 719
Phaseolus vulgaris Black Bean; Green Bean; Haricot Bean; Garden Bean; String Bean; Dwarf Bean; Field Bean; Flageolet Bean; French Bean; Kidney Bean; Navy Bean; Pop Bean; Popping Bean; Snap Bean; Wax Bean; Haricot Vert; Haricot 1 0
Phellodendron amurense Huang Po; Po Mu; Amur Cork Tree; Huang Bai 1 40, 000
Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm 1 0
Phragmites australis Common Reed; Ditch Reed; Giant Reed; Reed Grass 1 0
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 1 0
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 1 475
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 3 6, 927, 740
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 3 46, 450
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 6 100
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 1 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 3 0
Pinus walliciana Bhutan Pine 1 0
Piper auritum Cordoncillo; Hierba Santa; Hoja Santa 4 0