Pyrethroids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022830",
  "term": "Pyrethroids",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Pyrethroids are manufactured chemicals that are very similar in structure to the pyrethrins, but are often more toxic to insects as well as to mammals, and last longer in the environment than the pyrethrins. More than 1,000 synthetic pyrethroids have been developed, but less than a dozen of them are currently used in the United States. Permethrin is the most frequently used pyrethroid in the United States.\n\n2. A class of insecticides derived from the natural pyrethrins.",
  "references": [
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Substances Portal",
    "CDC Malaria Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/pyrethroids/"
}