Tasmanian-grown pyrethrum is now becoming a bigger part of other local industries. When the pyrethrum plant is processed for its natural insecticide (the chemical pyrethrin), the leftover parts of the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Workers harvest pyrethrum. The number of farmers growing the crop has dropped to 10,000 ...

Cyrus Nderitu from Kieni, Nyeri county, vividly remembers his childhood in the 1990s when pyrethrum farming was part of their daily life. “When we weren’t in school, my younger sister and I would ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...

A pyrethrum farm in Temoyetta Village, Kuresoi North on November 26, 2021. [Kennedy Gachuhi, Standard]. The county government has partnered with the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) to ...

Pyrethrum is a naturally occurring mixture of chemicals found in certain chrysanthemum flowers. It was first recognised to have insecticidal properties around 1800AD in Asia and was used to kill ticks ...

A new study has identified a scent receptor in mosquitoes that helps them sniff out and avoid trace amounts of pyrethrum, a plant extract used for centuries to repel biting insects. These findings ...

The price of pyrethrum extract, the main product obtained from the processing of pyrethrum flowers, jumped by 38.8 percent last year to hit the highest level on available record, due to a weak ...

Mosquito-borne diseases kill about 700,000 people every year. Lives can be spared by applying insect repellents, including a chrysanthemum flower extract called pyrethrum that humans have used for ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Pyrethrum is made from an extract from the flower of a pyrethrum daisy, and has been used for over ...

Australia's pyrethrum company says the coming harvest of the perennial daisy will be the biggest on record. Botanical Resources Australia is the single largest supplier of the natural pyrethrum ...