What types of products are commonly used in mist systems?
The following products are the most common used: Pyrethrum is a botanical insecticide produced primarily in the flowers of a species of the chrysanthemum plant family. Pyrethrum is an ancient insecticide. Pyrethrum plants have historically been grown in commercial quantities in East Africa where the mature pyrethrum flowers are picked by hand, sun dried to remove moisture, and sent to a processing plant for extraction of the active ingredient-pyrethrins, a mixture of six closely related esters. Pyrethrum has flushing action; it disturbs insects so they move out of their hiding places and expose themselves to the insecticidal spray. Against insects, it has a very rapid paralytic action, knocking them down followed by kill. It decomposes rapidly in the environment, making it an excellent choice for controlling pests. Pyrethrum has been extensively studied from a toxicology viewpoint. It is low in acute toxicity to humans and other vertebrate animals, is non-carcinogenic and causes no adv
