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Synthetic insecticide with a new order of activity

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WE describe a new insecticide, related to the pyrethrins, and considerably more active than any other available compound, of whatever class (LD50 about 0.0003 µg per insect, equivalent to about 0.03 mg kg−1).

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    M. ELLIOTT, A. W. FARNHAM, N. F. JANES, P. H. NEEDHAM & D. A. PULMAN

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ELLIOTT, M., FARNHAM, A., JANES, N. et al. Synthetic insecticide with a new order of activity. Nature 248, 710–711 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248710a0

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