A new study has identified a scent receptor in mosquitoes that helps them sniff out and avoid trace amounts of pyrethrum, a plant extract used for centuries to repel biting insects. These findings ...

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has raised concerns over the poor management and utilisation of Sh5.5 billion assets belonging to the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya. Ms Gathungu, in a report ...

The Government has named a managing director for Nakuru-based Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK). Ms Jane Kapkiyai has been appointed in an acting capacity to replace Mrs Pauline Sego, who is said to have ...

A research team has elucidated the biosynthetic pathways of pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium), identifying key genes responsible for pyrethrin production. These findings highlight pyrethrum's ...