“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

Using digital image analysis, scientists developed a rapid, nondestructive method for determining pyrethrum flower number. The utility of using this approach for biomass assessment in pyrethrum is ...

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 ...

THE pyrethrin content as determined by the chemical process is the only factor that influences the market value of pyrethrum, as it is held that a close relationship exists between the amount of ...

Production of a valuable flower crop is blooming again in Kenya after years of wilting sales. Chrysanthemums, aside from being attractive, are prized as a source of organic pesticides, called ...

Nairobi — Pyrethrum farmers will now have to wait for at least two more months before the new plant, recently upgraded at a cost of Sh400 million, is put to use by the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK).

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who spends time outdoors knows insect encounters are almost inevitable. While some insects benefit gardens, a great many more are pesky ...

NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - Pyrethrum is a perennial, herbaceous plant grown mainly for the production of pyrethrins. Pyrethrins have insecticidal properties and are commonly used in natural and ...