Pyrethrum is the oldest insecticide known to man and well recognized for low mammalian toxicity and non-persistence in the environment. It rapidly knocks-down and kills a wide variety of insect pests such as cockroaches, mosquitoes, fleas, houseflies, etc.


It is also widely used in horticulture and by growers of organic crops for the control of leaf hoppers and other common pests. Major use areas include:

Indoor Residential (Home & Garden) Household Aerosols (FIK & CIK) Trigger Sprayers Mosquito Coils & Mats LED's Shampoos for pets	Terrestrial Non-Food Mosquito Control Public Health Measures (Flies)
Indoor Food Sprays & Fogs for Farms & Dairies Protection of Food Processing & Handling Protection of Stored Products Sequential Aerosols for Restaurants	Terrestrial Food Organic crops protection Minor crops protection Horticulture

Most formulations will contain a synergist such as Piperonyl Butoxide to enhance the performance. Recently many "organic" products omit these synergists for reasons of purity. Instead vegetable oils are added.