Sprinkling mint or dried
pyrethrum flowers beneath the bedding may also help.
Gardeners Note: first generation seeds from the African
pyrethrum flower, grown in the US, produce blooms with insufficient pyrethrin to have the same bug knockdown effect.
When a bug flies close to a Kenyan - grown
pyrethrum flower it falls limp on the flower almost instantly.
Not exact matches
Flowers:
Flowers such as feverfew and chrysanthemum contain
pyrethrums, which have a paralytic effect on ectoparasites, while mullein extract helps soothe skin ailments when applied externally, Wenger said.
These are two pyrethroids, a class of synthetic insecticides based on a botanical compound found in Chrysanthemum
flowers (
pyrethrum).
The first active ingredient is the botanical
Pyrethrum, an extract of a Chrysanthemum
flower, which provides effective knockdown and quick - kill of listed insects.