Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Phenothrin also called sumithrin is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks. It has also been used to kill head lice in humans. D-Phenothrin is used as a component of aerosol insecticides for domestic use. Phenothrin is often used with methoprene an insect growth regulator that interrupts the insect’s biological life cycle by killing the eggs.
