Biodiversity is adversely affected by the growing levels of synthetic chemicals released into
the environment due to agricultural activities. This has been the driving force for embracing …

The majority of the several hundred thousand specialized metabolites produced by plants
function in defense against insects and other herbivores. Despite this diversity, identical …

Pyrethrum extracts from flower heads of Chrysanthemum spp. have been used worldwide in
insecticides and repellents. While the molecular mechanisms of its insecticidal action are …

Natural pyrethrin insecticides produced by Dalmatian pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium)
have low mammalian toxicity and short environmental persistence, providing an alternative …

Botanical insecticides are the origin of all insecticidal compounds. They have been widely
used to control pests in crops for a long time. Currently, the commercial production of …

Sustainable agricultural intensification employs alternatives to synthetic insecticides for pest
management, but these are not always a direct replacement. Botanical insecticides, for …

Glandular trichomes, known as metabolic cell factories, have been proposed as highly
suitable for metabolically engineering the production of plant high-value specialized …

Natural pyrethrins are one variety of botanical pesticide, and are commonly used in organic
and ecological agriculture. However, the hepatotoxicity of natural pyrethrins is unknown. In …

BACKGROUND Pyrethrum from dry flowers of Chrysanthemum is a well‐known botanical
insecticide and repellent. Its insecticidal activity attributes to its six insecticidal esters …

Pyrethrum extract from dry flowers of Tanacetum cinerariifolium (formally Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium) has been used globally as a popular insect repellent against arthropod pests …