The price of pyrethrum extract, the main product obtained from the processing of pyrethrum flowers, jumped by 38.8 percent last year to hit the highest level on available record, due to a weak ...

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 is a naturally occurring mixture of chemicals found in certain chrysanthemum flowers. It was first recognised to have insecticidal properties around 1800AD in Asia and was used to kill ticks ...

Nairobi — After years of research and waiting, the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya has finally perfected production of a new animal feed made from pyrethrum flower. The Nakuru-based firm has found ways of ...

Sometimes a flower does more than just add beauty to your garden. Pyrethrum daisies not only look beautiful when massed together, but also help keep bugs away from your plants. Pyrethrum daisies are a ...

Production of a valuable flower crop is blooming again in Kenya after years of wilting sales. Chrysanthemums, aside from being attractive, are prized as a source of organic pesticides, called ...

Report Ocean published the latest research report on the Pyrethrum Market. In order to comprehend a market holistically, a variety of factors must be evaluated, including demographics, business cycles ...

Payment of arrears to pyrethrum farmers is unlikely to yield increased production since growers have turned to better paying horticultural crops. Farmers in pyrethrum potential areas of Molo, Mau ...

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 ...

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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- With mosquito season upon us, people are stocking up on repellents to prevent itchy bites. Bug repellents are important because they don't just protect against the buzzing, ...