Tasmanian-grown pyrethrum is now becoming a bigger part of other local industries. When the pyrethrum plant is processed for its natural insecticide (the chemical pyrethrin), the leftover parts of the ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wageningen scientists have discovered the refined way in which the pyrethrum plant protects its seedlings against insect damage, fungi and competition from other seedlings. They isolated the various ...

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has raised concerns over the poor management and utilisation of Sh5.5 billion assets belonging to the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya. Ms Gathungu, in a report ...

It is mid-morning as an eerie silence envelops the hilly village of Kiambogo in Nakuru County. A part from the cool breeze which occasionally competes with the sweltering heat in Gerald Nyamweya’s ...

Pyrethrum is a perennial, herbaceous plant grown mainly for the production of pyrethrins. Pyrethrins have insecticidal properties and are commonly used in natural and organic products as a pest ...

The State-owned Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) is on the spot after a Sh305.8 million processing plant it purchased 15 years ago remained idle. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu says ...

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 ...