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Biological Activity Termiticide

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 Dosage Reference
(+)-T-CADINOL not available Material und Organismen , 24: 1, 1989.
(-)-MENTHOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
7-METHYLJUGLONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL IC100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
CEDROL not available Mater Org (Berl), 24:301, 1989.
CHAMAECYNONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CINNAMALDEHYDE LD96=1 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMALDEHYDE LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINOL not available Material und Organismen , 24: 1, 1989.
EUGENOL LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHAMAECYNONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LANATASAPONIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LAPACHANONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
LAPACHOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
MENTHOL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
NERAL LD100=5 mg/g Duke, 1992 *
PARILLIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
SARSAPARILLOSIDE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
TORREYOL not available Material und Organismen , 24: 1, 1989.
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 3 0
Achillea millefolium Yarrow; Milfoil 3 160
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 1 1
Acinos suaveolens not available 3 211
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 3 10, 800
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 1 11, 000
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 1 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 1 135
Agastache rugosa not available 1 0
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 3 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 1 800
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 3 847
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 2 36, 000
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 1 800
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 1 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 1 4, 800
Anacardium occidentale Cashew 1 0
Ananas comosus Pineapple 1 0
Anethum graveolens Dill; Garden Dill 2 169, 140
Angelica archangelica Garden Angelica; Angelica; Wild Parsnip 2 36