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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 LC50=36-49 mg/l Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 10 ppm Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279.
THYMOL 58 ppm Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 1 14, 000
Tephrosia virginiana Devil's Shoestring 1 0
Tephrosia vogelii Fish Poison Bean 1 0
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 0
Teucrium asiaticum not available 2 0.6499999985098839
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 1 0
Teucrium cyprium 'Cyprus' Germander 1 0
Teucrium divaricatum Hoary Divaricate Germander 1 0
Teucrium gnaphalodes Iberian Germander 2 18.5
Teucrium kotschyanum Stavros Kotschy's Germander 1 0
Teucrium micropodioides Small 'Cyprus' Germander 1 96
Teucrium oxylepis not available 2 6.660000056028366
Teucrium polium Iberian Golden Germander; Golden Germander 4 14
Teucrium pseudoscorodonia not available 2 3.5000000298023224
Teucrium salviastrum not available 2 9.300000190734863
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 1 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 2 6.059999942779541
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 5
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 78, 800
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 0