Articles
PYRETHRUM: THE NATURAL CHOICE IN PEST CONTROL
Article number
1073_19
Pages
131 – 135
Language
English
Abstract
Pyrethrum is a well-known natural insecticide and has been in use for many years.
The development of a commercial size liquid CO2 high pressure aerosol product by BOC Gases in Australia during the late 1970s proved very successful because of the inherent properties of pyrethrum and the dispensing system and was found to be very effective for many commercial scale uses such as food warehouses.
The successes of this product lead to the commercial scale development of pyrethrum crop production in Tasmania.
This operation was purchased by the majority Tasmanian owned company Botanical Resources Australia during 1996 and since that time, significant advancement in crop production and post-harvest processing has been achieved and Australia now produces more than 50% of the pyrethrum requirement of the world.
The development of a commercial size liquid CO2 high pressure aerosol product by BOC Gases in Australia during the late 1970s proved very successful because of the inherent properties of pyrethrum and the dispensing system and was found to be very effective for many commercial scale uses such as food warehouses.
The successes of this product lead to the commercial scale development of pyrethrum crop production in Tasmania.
This operation was purchased by the majority Tasmanian owned company Botanical Resources Australia during 1996 and since that time, significant advancement in crop production and post-harvest processing has been achieved and Australia now produces more than 50% of the pyrethrum requirement of the world.
Authors
R.F. Ryan, M. Greenhill , B. Chung
Keywords
pyrethrum, liquid CO2 propellant, dispensing systems, development in Australia, aerosol
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