CHAPTER 11 - The Best Control 2

Lycopodium complanatum L. (Ground cedar).Decoction T lice.Lycopus virginicus L. (Betony; bugle weed).Acetone ext. of leaves T mosquito larvae.Lysimachia nummularia L. (Moneywort).Leaves and flowers, steeped in oil, destroy insects and worms which infest granaries.Mace oil.Effective attractant for codling moth.Macleaya cordata. (Bocconia cordata Willd.; pink plume-poppy).Decoction used in Japan as insecticide.Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. (Toxylon pomiferum Raf.; Osage-orange).Commercial ext. was repellent to Japanese beetle.(Editor’s note: The fruit has been used as an insect repellent for years. Pioneers used it in their cupboardsto repel cockroaches and other insects. The wood resists termite attacks and is antifungal. Thefruit also has antimicrobial activity.)Madhuca butyracea (Roxb.) Macbride. (Bassia butyracea Roxb.).Bark used in India as fish poison and as insecticide.Madhuca longifolia (L.) Macbride. (Bassia longifolia L.; mowrah meal; mowa-mahua tree).Decoction of bark used as remedy for itch; T earthworms.Mallotus philippinensis (Lam.) Muell. Arg. (Kamala tree; monkeyface tree).Acetone ext. of hairs of capsules T mosquito larvae.Malus sylvestris Mill. (Apple).Oil strongly attractive to cockroaches and is attractive bait.Mangifera indica L. (Mango)Gum resin, mixed with lime juice or oil, used as cure for scabies and powdered flowers used forfumigating mosquitoes.Meibomia laburnifolia (Poir.) Kuntze. (Desmodium laburnifolium DC.).Leaves used as insecticide.Malaleuca leucadendron L. (Also other species of Melaleuca, oil of cajuput).Oil T Lucilia cuprina larvae.Melia azadirachta L. (Azadirachta indica Juss.; Azedarach deleteria Medic.; nin tree).Furniture made from its wood is not attacked by insects.Melia azedarach L. (Azedarach commelini Medic.; A. odoratum Noronha.; chinaberry).Decoction of berries prevents depredations of black grub or cutworm; poultices of flowers T lice.Melia dubia Cav. (M. superba Roxb.; M. robusta Roxb.).Juice of green fruit, with sulfur and curds, used as application for scabies and sores infested withmaggots.Melilotus altissima Thuill. (Clover).Mosquitoes in Egypt fed on juice of highly scented blossoms which contain coumarin. This might beresponsible for immunity from malaria in these areas.Melinis minutiflora Beauv. (Molasses grass).Whole plant reported insecticidal in East Africa; fresh leaves are covered with glandular hairs, whichexude viscid oil, said to repel mosquitoes and tsetse flies; probably useful as tick eradicator.Mentha longifolia (L.) Huds. (M. sylvestris L.).Tested in Russia against red spider and cotton aphid. Toxicity increased with concentration, and oilwas repellent to aphids.Microsechium helleri (Peyr.) Cogn.Useful in destroying lice and underground insects.Millettia suriculata Baker.Root used as insecticide.Millettia nitida Benth.Leaves and seeds used for insect control.Millettia piscidia (Roxb.) Wight.Powder of bark and flowers used as fish poison and insecticide in India.Mollugo cerviana Ser.Plant mixed with oil made into ointment for scabies and other cutaneous diseases.436