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Biological Activity Mosquitofuge

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ALPHA-TERPINEOL > Deet Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL > Deet Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Acacia farnesiana Cassie; Huisache; Sweet Acacia; Opopanax; Popinac 2 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 2 8, 160
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 1
Acinos suaveolens not available 2 1, 808
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 2 45, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache rugosa not available 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 1 0
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 1 0
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 1 35
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 0
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 4, 800
Ananas comosus Pineapple 2 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 167, 640
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 66
Aniba rosaeodora Bois-De-Rose; Cayenne Rosewood 1 0
Apium graveolens Celery 2 113, 310
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 2 6, 075