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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Botanical Resources Australia looking the grow its Tasmanian pyrethrum production base into some new areas to cater for a projected increase in demand for Pyrethrins, the natural insecticide extracted ...

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 government has launched a renewed effort to revive the Pyrethrum sector amid the financial struggles faced by the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK). This initiative comes just months ...

Pyrethrum growers in the Rift Valley are optimistic about the government's revival plans. Besides support from the Treasury, the government has introduced a Miraa and Pyrethrum Bill, which is in ...

The pyrethrum factory is set to process flowers for the second time since its revival five months ago, even as it grapples with shortage the raw material. The first consignment of 100 tonnes was ...