What is Pyrethrum?
Pyrethrum is the initial plant extract of certain plant species of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to southwestern Asia, whose aromatic flower heads, when powdered, constitute the active ingredient in the insecticide called pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is a mixture of four compounds: pyrethrins I and II and cinerins I and II.
Pyrethrum is an insecticide derived from a plant extract of the species of the genus Chrysanthemum (Daisy), native to southwestern Asia and Africa, whose aromatic flower heads, when powdered, constitute the active ingredient Pyrethrin. The main active ingredients in Pyrethrin is a mixture of four compounds: Pyrethrin I and II and Cinerin II and I.
Pyrethrum is the botanical insecticide derived from the white chrysanthemum daisy Tanacetum cinerariaefolium. It is a naturally occurring insecticide that the plant has evolved over millennia as its own insect protection. The active plant oil is found mostly in microscopic oil glands around the seed casing in the flower head, and is made up of a combination of six chemical esters known as pyrethrins. Refined and extracted, pyrethrum is effective against a whole range of Insect pests, from a domestic setting in the home and garden, to industrial and agricultural preparations. Pyrethrum has several characteristics that distinguish it from conventional, synthetic insecticides.
Pyrethrum is an insecticide extracted from the Chrysanthemum flowers. The structure of the molecule is so complex that insect resistance to Pyrethrum is practically nonexistent. It is clear and free of allergens. Furthermore, Pyrethrum has a low toxicity level, it is water based, biodegradable and never leaves a residue.
