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DIPSACACEAB 
(Teasel Family) 
SCABIOSA ATROFURPUREA L. Sweet scabiosa. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Mete ger and 
Grant (277). 
DIPTEROCARPACEAE 
DIPTEROCARPUS TURBINATUS Gaertn. f. Synonym: D. laevis Ham. 
In India garjin oil, obtained from this plant, was largely employed 
in preserving bamboo wickerwork from inseot attack.— Watt (422, v. 3, 
p. 170). 
VATERIA INDICA L. 
An effective and cheap viscous adhesive for banding to prevent ants 
from reaching the crowns of trees was prepared with 10 ounces of powdered 
Manila eum copal (the gum of this species), 1 pint of castor oil, and 1 
ounce of beeswax.— Costantino (107 ) . 
DROSERACEAE 
(Sundew Family) 
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA L. Roundleaf sundew. 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle.— Metzger and 
Grant (277). 
EBENACEAE 
(Ebony Family) 
DIOSPYROS MALABARICA (Desr.) Kostel. Synonyms: D. embryopterls Pers., 
Embryopteris glutenifera Roxb. 
The glutinous pulp surrounding the seeds was used by the Europeans 
in binding; books, as it was obnoxious to insects.— Drury (122 , p. 210). 
DIOSPYROS MONTANA Roxb. 
This fish-poison plant is widely distributed in India. A 5-percent 
alcoholic extract of the leaves killed only 40 percent of the adult 
grasshoppers, Epacromia tamulus F., tested, but 100 percent of the 
beetle grubs ( Epilachna sp.) • A 3-percent extract killed 70 percent of 
Achaea janata (L») and 80 percent of Dlacrisia oblique (Wlk.).~ 
Puttnrudrieh and Subramaniam (311). 
