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A solution of atropine was used for Mothproofing wool (Hungarian 
patent 96,941) •—Roark (536 , p. 7). 
The effectiveness of arssnloals against resistant oaterplllars 
might be Increased by the addition of atropine, pilocarpine, or adrena- 
line, whioh reduoe the oontraotions of the intestinal tract or prerent 
regurgitation*— Voskresenskaya ( 416 , pp* 380-533). 
CAPSICUM AHNUM L* Cayenne or red pepper* 
The odor of ground pepper stunned nosquitoes in 20 minutes and 
killed then in 6 hours*— Colli and Casagrandi ( 82 , p* 95). 
An extract of oapsioine, an alkaloid fron Capsloun , was tested against 
four speoies of oaterplllars* A 5-peroent spray killed" within 7 days 
only 21 peroent of the insects tested* and a 1-peroent solution killed 
only IS peroent.— Duke of Bedford and Pickering (65 , p* 84) • 
Red pepper was ineffective against bedbugs and cockroaohes, and of 
no ralue against the dog flea*— Scott and coworker* ( 861 , pp. 6, 14 j 
37, p* 12). 
Cayenne pepper is worthless as a control for olothes »otha, although 
it has often been reooenended for this purpose* — Baok (44) • 
A patented insecticide, consisting of wine dregs, oayenne pepper* 
African bitter gourd juioe ( Cuourblta ), niootine, strong alkali soap, 
fish oil, and water will kill grasshoppers, plant lice, oaterplllars, 
Japanese beetles, locusts, end all types of vegetable and flower in- 
sects when they are sprayed with it*— Proetto ( 309 ) • 
CAPSICUM FRUTESCSNS L* 
This speoies was said to be used in Slnd as an inseotioide*- Roark 
( 332 , p* 8)* 
This plant in China was used as an inseotioide for the funigation 
of grain stores*— Soar one ( 363) * 
DATURA FASTUOSA L. 
A 5-peroent alooholio extract of the leaves of this Indian speoies 
killed 100 peroent of Prodenla litura (P*), Buprootls fraterna (Moore), 
iind Pqr ^°sllla rlolnl (F*), and 86 peroent of Crooldolosda binotalls 
Seller* A 5-peroent extract of the fruits killed 100 peroent of the 
first species, 95 peroent of the seoond and third, and 65 peroent of 
the fourth*— Putt arudriah and Subraaanlan (312 ), 
Poor results were obtained with extraots of this speoies against 
adult Mosquitoes*- Wats and Singh ( 421) * 
