CHAPTER 11 - The Best Control 2

Delphinium elatum L.Used to destroy maggots in wounds.Delphinium staphisagria L. (Stavesacre larkspur; lousewort).Acetone ext. of seeds T mosquito larvae; T lice and itch mite.Delphinium vesticum Wall.Used to destroy maggots in wounds.Delphinium sp. (Larkspur)T shortnosed ox louse; ext. of ground seed T fly larvae.Derris sp.Exhausted roots, powdered, T black scale; emulsion T Mediterranean fruit fly; mothproofing agent;commonly used insecticide.Dichapetalum toxicarium (G. Don) Engl. (Wet African ratsbane).In Sierra Leone used to destroy head lice.Digitalis ambigua Murr. (D. grandiflora Lam.).Leaves T aphids and flea beetles; used as substitute for nicotine in France.Digitalis purpurea L. (Foxglove).Decoction T aphids on nut trees.Dioscorea cylindrica Burm. (D. hispida Dennet.; nami).Roots used for killing maggots infesting wounds of animals.Diospyros malacapai A. DC.Wood used as insecticide.Diospyros sp.Wood used as insecticide.Dolichos pseudopachyrrhizus Harms. (Mhayo).In East Africa roots listed as insecticidal; in Kenya roots of this fish poison plant used for removingticks from sheep and goats; alch. exts. T bean aphid.Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott. (Aspidium; A. filixmas (L.) Sw.; male fern).Acetone ext. of rhizome 100% T mosquito larvae.Duranta repens L. (Dplumiera Jacq.).Berries, when macerated, exude juice lethal to all anopheline and culicine mosquito larvae in dilutionsup to 1 in 100.Echniops echinaturs Roxb.Roots T head lice, also powdered roots applied to wounds in cattle destroy maggots.Erigeron canadensis L. (Horseweed).Exts. of fresh leaves and heads were repellent to Japanese beetle.Eriosema psoraleoides Don. (E. cajanoides Hook. f.).In tropical West Africa leaves used to rub on dogs as remedy for or preventative of lice, etc.Erythronium americanum Ker. (Trout lily; deer’s tongue).Powdered leaves considered one of best repellents against screwworm.Erythroxylum coca Lamarck. (Coca).Folia coca and hydrochlorax cocaini (10% in flour) NT caterpillars; in Brazil tincture of coca leavesrecommended as remedy for lice on poultry; spray solns. of cocaine hydrochloride against bean aphidrequired a concentration greater than 1 gm. to kill 95%.Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (Blue gum; Australian fever tree).Branches T mosquitoes and other insects; oil T gnats and Lucilia cuprina larvae.Eucalyptus spp.Smoke from burning fresh leaves stunned mosquitoes in 3-5 min. and killed them in 3 hrs.Euonymus americana L. (Brook euonymus).Seeds used to destroy vermin in hair.Euonymus europea L. (Spindle tree; European burning-bush).Berries when powdered and dusted into hair of sheep, destroyed lice; fruit, made into ointment, usedfor destruction of Pediculidae; listed as insecticide.Eupatorium hyssopifolium L. (Thoroughwort).Exts. of leaves and flowers were repellent to Japanese beetle.Euphorbia antiquorum L.Juice used to kill maggots in wounds.432