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Pyrethrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyrethrum refers to several Old World plants of the genus Chrysanthemum (e.g., C. coccineum ) which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. It is also the name of a natural in...
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We use the best quality Pyretrum for eliminating mosquitoes & other bugs from your homes/property. ... Traditionally, pyrethrum was produced in many African countries where hand-labor was used to plant, harvest, and dry the crop. Political upheaval, drought, and lack of an organized development and marketing structure...
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The concentrations of pyrethrum powder used in insecticides are nontoxic to plants and higher animals; these insecticides therefore find wide use in household and livestock sprays as well as in dusts for edible plants.
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Occupational exposure can occur during the formulation, distribution and application of pyrethrum. Because of its low toxicity, pyrethrum is used extensively in stock sprays, pet sprays, household sprays and aerosols, industrial sanitation sprays, and to protect stored food in warehouses.
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allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience ... In areas such as Nyandarua where pyrethrum used to be one of the key cash crops in the 1970s, farmers have gradually abandoned the crop and replaced it with cabbages, carrots and potatoes.
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In its heyday, the pyrethrum used tobe grown on more than 350 hectares of land and used to cover most of the island like a white carpet but, with the popularization of chemical repellents, harvests were gradually reduced.
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Anacyclus pyrethrum DC (Asteraceae) / ; A. officinarum Hayne; Spanish Pellitory Akarakarabha Akarkara ... It is native to Arabia and Syria, But is also found in the Indian market. The Sanskrit name itself is nearly same as the Arabic name. It possesses powerful stimulant properties. It is also used in rheumatic affections.
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