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Here's some food for thought , some of the terpenes exuded by the cannabis plant are naturally *anti* insect , we're at the brink of learning exactly how to feed these plants to stimulate production of certain terpenes/terpinois as regard flavor , some of which such as pinene are likely to play a multi-faceted role , pinene being present in both rosemary oil and eucalyptus oil , the former being the base for SNS217 , a highly effective organic mite treatment.
There are no existing toxicity studies specifically on cannabis that I know of , however you will note that Rothschild (1977) found some larvae to be susceptible to THC in suspension , but then some weren't , He and Fairbarin ( 1980) found pure THC to be effective as a repellent for the cabbage moth , however a straight CBD compound was ineffective.
Limonene is also anti-insect and there exists some evidence ( as with pinenes) of anti-bacterial and potential anti-fungal properties , terpineol and borneol are also insect repellent.
There are no existing toxicity studies specifically on cannabis that I know of , however you will note that Rothschild (1977) found some larvae to be susceptible to THC in suspension , but then some weren't , He and Fairbarin ( 1980) found pure THC to be effective as a repellent for the cabbage moth , however a straight CBD compound was ineffective.
Limonene is also anti-insect and there exists some evidence ( as with pinenes) of anti-bacterial and potential anti-fungal properties , terpineol and borneol are also insect repellent.