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  • Tanacetum cinerariifolium Sch.Blp. Asteraceae Dalmation chrysanthemum, Pyrethrum, Pellitory, Tansy. Distribution: Balkans. Source of the insecticides called pyrethrins. The Physicians of Myddfai in the 13th century used it for toothache. Gerard called it Pyrethrum officinare, Pellitorie of Spain but mentions no insecticidal use, mostly for 'palsies', agues, epilepsy, headaches, to induce salivation, and applied to the skin, to induce sweating. He advised surgeons to use it to make a cream against the Morbum Neopolitanum [syphilis]. However he also describes Tanacetum or Tansy quite separately.. Quincy (1718) gave the same uses
  • A cossack holds a spear on which insects are impaled; advertising Zacherl's insecticide. Colour lithograph, ca. 1870-1880.
  • A man using RIPA insecticide to kill bedbugs and get a good night's sleep. Colour lithograph, ca. 1900.
  • A can of the insecticide Le Nicotiné de St. Julien attacks insects with a sword and kills them. Colour lithograph, 19--.
  • Shelltox (Shell Tox) insecticide: red men spraying it at insects, and below examples of branded cans and sprays. Colour lithograph, 19--.
  • A man in protective clothing spraying a wall with insecticide: preventing malaria in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health Division of Malaria Control, ca. 2000.
  • Have you or your family ever been worried about the dangers of pesticides on your fruit or vegetables? : Aloe Vera Clean : the insecticide and pesticide remover for fruit and vegetables / Vita Natura.
  • Have you or your family ever been worried about the dangers of pesticides on your fruit or vegetables? : Aloe Vera Clean : the insecticide and pesticide remover for fruit and vegetables / Vita Natura.
  • Cistus ladanifer L., Cistaceae. Common Gum Cistus or Ladanum/labdanum. Distribution: Southern Europe and N. Africa. The fragrant resin from the sticky leaves, Gum Labdanum, is extracted and used in Mediterranean regions as an insecticide and deodorant ((Lewis & Elvin-Lewis, 2003). Lyte (1578) advises local application to prevent hair loss and cure earache
  • Sheep dipping paste : directions.
  • Malaria: spraying a workers' settlement with DDT and benzine hexachloride (lindane) to kill the mosquitoes. Colour lithograph after A.D. Polumordvinov and others, 1953.
  • Lavandula augustifolia (Lavender)
  • Tanacetum Vulgare (Tansy)
  • Genuine Dalmatian insect powder for the destruction of insects : quite harmless to animal life but effectually destroys every tribe of insect.
  • Genuine Dalmatian insect powder for the destruction of insects : quite harmless to animal life but effectually destroys every tribe of insect.
  • Ocimum basilicum (Basil) (Variety "Crispum")
  • Genuine Dalmatian insect powder for the destruction of insects : quite harmless to animal life but effectually destroys every tribe of insect.
  • Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
  • Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
  • Mentha x piperita (Peppermint)
  • Mentha x piperita nigra (Black peppermint)
  • Fully furnished family house, fitted carpets, central heating, suit animal lover... / Bayer plc.
  • Fully furnished family house, fitted carpets, central heating, suit animal lover... / Bayer plc.
  • Fly and maggot oil : poison : a most effective preparation.
  • Your guide to protecting your pet against fleas and ticks : Frontline Spot On : protection you both can trust / Merial Animal Health Ltd.
  • Your guide to protecting your pet against fleas and ticks : Frontline Spot On : protection you both can trust / Merial Animal Health Ltd.
  • Winter sheep dipping : Facts! Facts!! Facts!!! : useful to farmers in Scotland and the north of England... / Quibell Brothers.
  • Winter sheep dipping : Facts! Facts!! Facts!!! : useful to farmers in Scotland and the north of England... / Quibell Brothers.
  • Poultry mites : how to control them / [prepared by the Entomology Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service]
  • Poultry mites : how to control them / [prepared by the Entomology Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service]