Used Part: Flower

Family: Compositae

Genus: Chrysanthemum

Introduction: Pyrethrin is, an active ingredient with insecticidal effect, extracted from the pyrethrum flower (Pyreyhrum cineriifoliun Trebr). Pyrethrin (mainly in the flower) is a typical nerve agents, whose main ingredients include pyrethrinⅠandⅡ, with contact and stomach poison and repellent effect, capable of the peripheral nervous system, central nervous system and other organs simultaneously.

Pyrethrin  has the following characteristics: strong ability of knockdown of pests; wide range insecticide; lower use levels; human, animal toxicity, and environmental safety of plants.

Appearance: Brown yellow liquid

Specification: 25%, 50%HPLC

Pharmacological functions:

1. Insecticidal effect: Pyrethrin has toxic effects on a variety of insects such as mosquitoes, flies, bugs and cockroaches.

2. Toxicity: Pyrethrin is low toxicity to mammals, and rapidly metabolized in the body, does not actually leave residues.

Applications: Biological Pesticide, Mosquito coils