While some insects benefit gardens, a great many more are pesky pests that can ruin backyard outings. One way to keep your ...

Termites can attack plant roots. And no one wants these wood-destroying insects anywhere near their home or other structures, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 3, 2008) A new study, Pyrethroid pesticides and their metabolites in vacuum cleaner dust collected from homes and day-care centers (doi ...

After performing an autopsy, the Delaware County (Pennsylvania) medical examiner concluded that the child’s death had been triggered by exposure to a type of pesticide called a pyrethrin and its ...

The yellow center of the 'killer chrysanthemum' contains a natural toxin that is a powerful insecticide. This flower, the pyrethrum plant, contains a potent chemical that is made into an effective ...

The insecticide, Pyrethrum comes from an African species of chrysanthemum. This pesticide acts just like many synthetic pesticides in that it affects the nerve connection to and from the brain.

For that, you’ll need a can (or two, just to be sure) of a pyrethroid insecticide. Ortho Home Defense Hornet & Wasp Killer7 is a great place to start. With a decent spraying distance and an ...

Kale and Mustard Greens Why they’re a problem: Domestic, conventional versions of these greens sometimes contained a mix of pesticides: pyraclostrobin, a fungicide; cyfluthrin, a pyrethroid ...

But do they work? In ancient Persia (current-day Iran), the natural insecticide Pyrethrum, made from dried Chrysanthemum flowers, was utilized to paralyze insects that attack edible plants — and ...

Currently, Kapi buys flowers from farmers and extracts the pyrethrum for the manufacturing of organic pesticide products. Mr Shaw, the firm’s managing director, labels Kenyan pyrethrum as the ...