CHAPTER 11 - The Best Control 2

Clematis vitalba L. (Honduras fish poison).Repellent to weevils in France; efficient against silkworms.Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. (Comandra).Exts. from entire plant were repellent to Japanese beetle.Commiphora myrrha and species. (Myrrh gum).Acetone ext. of gum NT mosquitoe larvae; myrrhic acid T as mothproofing agent.Commiphora sp.Used as insecticide in Sind, India.Conium maculatum L. (Poison-hemlock).Infusion of flowers, leaves, and stems T various insects.Convolvulus arvenis L. (Sap from bindweed).T downy mildew of hops.Coptis Trifolia. (Alaska gold thread).Acetone ext. of whole plant T mosquito larvae.Coriandrum sativum L. (Morocco coriander).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Croton spp.Croton used in China as insecticide; T aphids; croton resin more toxic to goldfish than rotenone.Cucumis sativus L. (Cucumber).Juice was said to banish wood lice and kill cockroaches; acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Cucurbita maxima Duchesne. (Turks’ turban gourd).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Cucurbita moschata. (Striped cushaw pumpkin).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Cucurbita pepo L. (Pumpkin).Acetone ext. of seed 100% T mosquito larvae.Cucurbita pepo L. var. ovifera Bailey. (Gourd).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Cuminum sp. (Also oil of cummin Eng.).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae; oil T Lucilia cuprina larvae.Cupressus sempervirens L. (Cypress).Oil (50 p.p.m.) 90% T mosquito larvae.Cydonia sp. (Quince).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Cynanchum macrorhizon Carr.Blossoms contain a viscous substance in which all visiting insects are unable to extricate themselves.Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. (Capriola dactylon Kuntze; Bermuda grass).In India fresh juice was applied for scabies.Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link. (Scotch broom).Infusion made from fresh crushed tops T larvae of cabbage butterflies, also effective for removingCochylis larvae from vines and various caterpillars from apple trees.Daphne mezereum L. (Spurge laurel).Plant is well known in medicine; frequently dead beetles, flies, and wasps were found beneath it.Datura inoxia. See Moonflower.Datura metel L. (Angel-trumpet).Used in Sind as insecticide; commonly pounded and used to smear floors of houses to kill lice andother vermin, especially “jiggers.” in Gold Coast, Africa.Datura stramonium L. (Jimsonweed; thornapple).Leaves, used as fumigant, T bedbugs, roaches, etc.Delphinium ajacia L. (Rocket larkspur).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae.Delphinium brunonianum Royle. (Musk larkspur).Juice used to destroy ticks on animals.Delphinium coeruleum Jacquem.Roots T maggots.Delphinium consolida L. (Field larkspur).Tincture T lice on human heads; effective poison on insects.431