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Record 1 2022-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Chemicals
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Protection of Life
  • Environmental Management
CONT

Pyrethrum is the insecticide well known for its rapid knockdown action causing temporary paralysis of the insect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Gestion environnementale
CONT

Les pyréthrines atteignent les canaux sodiques du système nerveux des insectes, où ils pénètrent rapidement à travers la cuticule, provoquant une paralysie musculaire et finalement la mort de l'insecte. Bien que l'effet de choc des pyréthrines soit très rapide, leur persistance d'action est faible.

Spanish

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