resmethrin
(ˈrɛzmɪθrɪn)
[-ethrin f. pyrethrin.]
A synthetic pyrethroid employed as an insecticide in the form of a spray.
| 1971 Pesticide Sci. II. 16/1 (table) 5-Benzyl-3-furylmethyl ({pm})-cis-trans-chrysanthemate (Resmethrin). 1971 Bull. World Health Org. XLIV. 329/1 Resmethrin was superior to the other synthetic pyrethroids and to the natural pyrethrins against all insects tested. 1975 Daily Tel. 25 Oct. 8/2 The answer is to keep a bottle of resmethrin..handy and give any new plants a going over with it. |