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Alpha-cypermethrin

11/29/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Alpha-cypermethrin – toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

An article posted on the Toxicology Data Network website reveals that alpha-cypermethrin is a highly active pyrethroid insecticide that is commonly used to deter chewing and sucking insects such as weevils, moths, caterpillars and mites. Likewise, the insecticide is used to control bollworm, budworm and green mirid as well as cutworms, aphids and wireworms. The potent chemical is first introduced in 1985 and is […]

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