Permethrin is mostly used as a pesticide. It is particularly effective against insects and arachnids. It is also used as an insect repellent. Although highly toxic to our feline friends the cat, it has a low toxicity to most mammals. Care should be taken when disposing of this chemical as it is also highly toxic to fish. Like other members of the pyrethroids family of synthetic chemicals it is essentially a neurotoxin and should be used with care.
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Pyrethrins are often used to control fleas. Permethrin can be used to control bedbugs, and Tetramethrin is good for mosquito control. http://www.bugpage.com/xcart/insect-control/
Permethrin cream is used to treat scabies also known as Norwegian scabies. Scabies is an contagious skin infection caused by mites.
Permethrin will kill crickets that are in the area where it is sprayed. It does not keep crickets from coming back to that area though.
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You can buy permethrin over the counter at a %1 strength which is strong enough to kill lice but the kind of permethrin (%5 strength) that cures scabies you need a prescription for
It acts as a neurotoxin as it is a synthetic pyrethroid. It acts on the insects nervous system and caused a misfiring until it is eventually unable to move.
Permethrin does kill yellow jackets as well as hornets, ground bees, wasps, and other stinging insects. You can discourage yellow jackets from nesting in trees and shrubbery around your yard by spraying them with permethrin as well.
As a synthetic insecticide, permethrin is found in many spray on insect protection products. Check with your local hardware store or drug store for such products.
Permethrin is safe for children so long as it is sufficiently attached to the clothing it's applied to. Once this is the case it is unlikely to be absorbed.
Permethrin is one chemical that is used to kill mosquitoes and flies. Other chemicals used include DEET, pyrehrin, and N-diethyl-meta-toluamide.
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