If you spend time outside, you know that pests can be a real nuisance. You can naturally keep pests away by planting one ...

This flower, the pyrethrum plant, contains a potent chemical that is made into an effective, and environmentally friendly, insecticide. Gilgil, Kenya — The deadliest flower in the insect world ...

Deter mosquitoes naturally with these fragrant, eco-friendly plants that refresh air, beautify spaces, and protect against ...

Natural pyrethrum comes from flowers - flowers are the pyrethrum plant which is related to chrysanthemum. It's a cool temperate plant. I can just about grow it in Brisbane during our winter.

A dual-target molecular mechanism of pyrethrum repellency against mosquitoes. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22847-0 Cite This Page : ...

These findings highlight pyrethrum's multifaceted chemical defenses and its potential as a companion plant in agriculture. This research paves the way for future studies to enhance sustainable ...

When the pyrethrum plant is processed for its natural insecticide (the chemical pyrethrin), the leftover parts of the plant are turned into briquettes, able to be burned as a biofuel. It is ...

The State-owned Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) is on the spot after a Sh305.8 million processing plant it purchased 15 years ago remained idle. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu says ...