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TEPHROSIA NOCTI FLORA Boj. 
Extracts of the loaves and seeds had no insecticidel value against 
the citrus aphids.— Worsley ( 431 ) • 
TEPHROSIA NYIKENSIS. Bak. 
Extracts of the leaves, seeds, and pods were much less toxic to the 
citrus aphid than were those of T. vogelli .— Woraley ( 431 ) . 
TEPHROSIA PISCATORIA (Ait.) Pera. 
An ether extract of the roots of a barbaaco (thought to be this 
species) killed flies, but waa muoh le88 effective than pyrethrum 
f lowera •-- Gatirner and Hunerbein ( 172 ) . 
TEPHROSIA PURPUREA (L.) Pera. Synonym; Cracoa vil.loaa purpurea . 
(L.) Kuntte. 
Extracta of the atema of thi8 fish-poispn plant had no effect on 
tent oaterpillars.— Mclndoo and Sievera ( 259 , p. 22). 
Extracta of the roots, stems, and leaves were nontoxic to the 
bean aphid.— Tattersfield and Gimingham ( 391 ). 
TEPHROSIA SPICATA (Walt.) Torr. & Gray. 
An extrnct from the roots collected in North Carolina was not 
toxio to houseflies .--Jones and coworkers (222). 
TEPHROSIA TOXICARIA Swart*. 
The roots were more toxic to the bean aphid than the stems when 
tested as extracts, while the leaves possessed only slight insecticidal 
propertiea.— Tattersfield and coworkers ( 393 ). 
TEPHROSIA VILLOSA (L.) Per a. 
Same as for T. Candida .— Subramani am ( 384 ) . 
TEPHROSIA VTRGINIANA (L.) Pere. Devil 'a shoestrings. 
The most toxic samplea were 8lightly more poisonous than pyrethrum, 
but less toxic than derris. The plant showed considerfible promise as 
a contaot spray against five speoies of agricultural insects, but it 
possibly had greater promise for the oontrol of various animal parasites, 
such as fleas, lioe and cattle grubs .--Little (247) . 
