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 ...

Public health experts are increasingly concerned about the Zika virus. To combat that threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a full array of anti-mosquito measures, ...

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TAMMY: Pyrethrum is a natural insecticide, made from plants in the now-obsolete genus of daisies that included chrysanthemums and tanacetum. The active chemicals in these plants are called pyrethrins ...

While the warm, balmy days of summer are excellent for enjoying some time outdoors, either relaxing with a book and a cooling drink, or having some friends over for a scrumptious barbecue, there's one ...

Research has shown that humans can be exposed to pyrethroids through the inhalation, ingestion, and dermal routes. 2, 4, 5 However, dietary ingestion is likely the major exposure route to these ...

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Pyrethroid insecticides account for approximately one-fourth of the worldwide insecticide market. They have been widely used in wood preservation, impregnation of wool carpets and textiles, ...

A letter May 31 in The Sun criticized the use of the insecticide permethrin to control adult mosquitoes. Several statements in the letter concern me because they are misleading. I wish to address ...

Cannabis growers often use the insecticide pyrethrins to control pest species and protect their crops. These come from a natural source—flowers of the chrysanthemum plant. Various forms of ...