| Pyrethrum
powders were used by armies from the time of Napoleon to the Second World
War to combat head and body lice. Before World War II, Japan was the major
growing area, but during and after that period, East Africa was the main
pyrethrum producing area. For the past 15 years, the Australian island state
of Tasmania has been home to the world’s most high-tech pyrethrum industry
where innovative farming and extraction techniques have continually
increased production, ensuring a stable supply of the insecticide for the
growing world market. |