Pyrethrins is one of the safest natural insecticides known to man that is least toxic to all warm blooded animals but highly-toxic to a wide range of insect species. The insecticide is extracted from the flowers of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Vis). United States of America consumes almost 85 per cent of the World production of pyrethrins imported from countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Australia and others. The paper discusses the potential of commercial pyrethrum production in the U.S.A., especially in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.
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