“Pyrethrin is the most important insecticide in the world,” says Joel Maina Kibett, chief agriculture officer of Nakuru ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...

With tick season ramping up again this spring, it’s time to marshall your tools for keeping biting, disease-causing bugs at bay. Using bug spray is one important strategy, as is keeping your yard ...

There are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself from ticks when you are in nature, but there is one you should take: Spray your footwear with the synthetic insecticide permethrin. Reports ...

Q: Please recommend a ready to use houseplant spray containing insecticidal soap or pyrethrin that you suggested using to get patio plants ready to move indoors. I have several large geraniums, doing ...

Berkeley -- A relatively benign compound contained in a widely used group of insecticides can mix with and increase the toxicity of existing pesticides in the environment, according to a new study led ...