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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
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 1 2
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 3 400
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 1 28, 000
Juglans regia English Walnut 1 30
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 5 8, 926
Juniperus sabina Sabine 2 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 2 7, 200
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 4 984, 690
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 1 0
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 2 654
Lavandula sp Lavender 1 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 1 300
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 2 200
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 1 1
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 1 75
Levisticum officinale Lovage 3 80
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 2 0
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 1 196
Lippia alba White Lippia 1 0