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Asafetida was stored with grain which was kept in closed receptacles, 
but the grain was not protected against the weevil Sitophilus oryza 
(L.) • — Fletcher and Ghosh ( 140 , pp. 733-755) • 
Asafetida (10 percent) had no perceptible effect on the cater- 
pillars of Prodenia litura (F.) .--DeBussy (76) . 
Asafetida, 1 ounoe per marla, did not reduce the white ant attacks 
on sugarcane in India, but ouch larger doses did slightly reduce the 
attacks on wheat .--Chopra (97), 
An alcoholic solution of asafetida was of no value as a repellent 
to screwworms. — Parman and coworkers (302 ) . 
Comments by r evi ew er* — It is not worth while to spend more time 
on asafetida as an insecticide. 
FERULA FOETIDA Regel. Hing. 
Extracts used as sprays against adult mosquitoes were much in- 
ferior to the standard mosquitocide. — '.fats and Sinrh ( 421 ) • 
FERULA GALBANIFLUA Boiss. and Buhse 
Of 20 gums tested with 4 oils to find stable emulsifiers, galbanum 
Indian gum was found to be the best. Only 0.5 percent of it was suf- 
ficient to produce a solid emulsion which remained stable for several 
weeks without the addition of a preservative.— Ginsburg ( 158 ) . [.This 
is probably not correctly classified, and amber gum, which was not 
classified, was found to be unstable.} 
FOENICULUM VULGARE Mill. Common fennel. 
Oil of fennel exhibited good repellent action against screwworms 
for 1 or 2 days only.— Parman and coworkers ( 302 ) • 
Oil of fennel wps attractive to the oriental cockroach in 21 
counts and repellent in 54 counts. — Cole ( 101 ) . 
Extracts were not repellent to the Japanese beetle. — Lletzger and 
Grant (277). 
GARCIWIA HMDURYI Hook, f . 
Various rums were tested with oils to find a stable emulsifier. 
\mmoniac rambope gun wns one of the four efficient rums used. £This 
may not be correctly classified.] — Ginsburr ( IFP ) . 
OARCINIA. W)R^LLA T)esr. 
Extracts used as sprays an^inst adult mosquitoes were much in- 
ferior to the standard mosquitocide.-- TJats and Singh ( 421 ) • 
