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Pyrethroids


Rapid CDIATM Pyrethroids kits are intended to use as a rapid method to detect the presence of pyrethroids in in agricultural products.


A pyrethroid is an organic compound similar to the natural pyrethrins produced by the flowers of pyrethrums (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium and C. coccineum). Pyrethroids constitute the majority of commercial household insecticides. In the concentrations used in such products, they may also have insect repellent properties and are generally harmless to humans. Pyrethroids are toxic to beneficial insects such as bees, dragonflies, mayflies, gadflies, and some other invertebrates, including those that constitute the base of aquatic and terrestrial food webs. But they are toxic to aquatic organisms including fish, possibly at extremely small levels, such as 4 parts per trillion.


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