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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pyrethrum is made from an extract from the flower of a pyrethrum daisy, and has been used for over 100 years and is considered a low-toxicity, reasonably fast knockdown insecticide. Pyrethrum will ...

Nairobi — Pyrethrum farmers are trying to find out when and where the rain started beating them after the country lost its position as the world's leading producer of the flower. Two decades ago, ...

About 5,000 pyrethrum famers in Kabale District and Rwenzori region have something to smile about following revision to the crop’s pricing structure. Under the new pricing structure that took effect ...