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pyrethrin (pīrē`thrĭn): see insecticide insecticides, chemical, biological, or other agents used to destroy insect pests; the term commonly refers to chemical agents only.
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Resistance of malaria vectors to pyrethrins used for impregnating mosquito nets in Benin, West Africa [article in French]. In recent years, farmers and others have increasingly turned to products based on pyrethrins, chemicals made by certain members of the chrysanthemum family. Years ago, organophosphate insecticides provided some control," says Grau, "but today's pyrethrins don't. |
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