JERRY COLEBY-WILLIAMS: When it comes to dealing with problem pests in the garden, pyrethrum is a really good tool. Natural pyrethrum comes from flowers - flowers are the pyrethrum plant which is ...

One of the oldest pesticides known, pyrethrum is also the strongest insecticide allowed under National Organic Standards guidelines. Made from the dried flowers of a little white daisy now classified ...

TAMMY: Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide, made from plants in the now-obsolete genus of daisies that included chrysanthemums and tanacetum. The active chemicals in these plants are called pyrethrins ...

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

THE need for economy in the use of pyrethrum extracts in insecticidal practice makes necessary the continuous search for substitute toxic agents or at least for activator substances which may be added ...

Pyrethrum farmers have been advised to increase their production and meet the increasing global demand for pyrethrins - a product extracted from pyrethrum flowers and used for pesticides and different ...

Tasmania and Victoria hold the exclusive growing rights to the pyrethrum crop, a privilege dating back to 1986 in the island state and 15 years in Victoria. Pyrethrum is an active ingredient in many ...

Liberalisation of the sector will enable farmers to grow pyrethrum without needing licences and to sell their produce to any established processor. Suppliers of a pyrethrum extract to have backed a ...