The extracts of Xanthium sibiricum had insecticidal effect on armyworm. 苍耳提取物对粘虫具有一定的杀虫效果。
On contrast, the anti-feeding effects of the extracts from petroleum ether and ethyl acetate to small vegetable-moth are smaller than those to armyworm. 但对小菜蛾而言,石油醚萃取物和乙酸乙酯萃取物的拒食作用不如对粘虫作用明显。