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- Botanicals
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Pyrethrum - Most widely used botanical insecticide. Oily substance from chrysanthemums.
- Synthetic Pyrethroids
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Pyrethrum consists of 6 distinct chemical molecules.
Chemists synthesized pyrethrin-like materials.
Incite and Bingham use this mostly. - Inorganic
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Mined from the earth.
Boric acid. Cutting the waxy layers of the insects cuticle and causes death by desiccation. - Organophosphates
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Most used pesticides by other companies. (The least expensive)
Inhibits and important enzyme in the nervous system called, cholinesterase.
- Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
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Created after WWII and a member of the DDT group. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Banned in 1971 because they do not break down over time. - Fumigants
- Gases or vapors. Very penetrating.
- Insect Growth Regulators
- Little effect on mammals. Specific to insects and closely related arthropods. Disrupts the development of reproductive organs.