‘Synergy’ is a word used for all types of increased performance (yes even in the arts and other human inter-relationships) where 2+2 equals more than 4. ‘Synergy’ was applied to the enhanced performance of pyrethrum almost a hundred years ago. There was, and still is a good financial reason for synergising natural pyrethrum; it is very expensive.

By adding a low cost chemical that reduces the insect’s natural ability to breakdown or oxidise pyrethrum, you can kill the pest with a lower and cheaper dose. Put another, theoretical way, say it takes a level of 10 pyrethrins used alone to kill a pest, if, by adding even 4-6 times as much of a low cost synergist you can then kill the pest with a level of say 3 pyrethrins, the calculation of cost shows a big saving. Then synergism not only works but it is cost/effective.

The synergist we use is piperonyl butoxide which is not an insecticide but a very effective anti-oxidant which greatly reduces the insect’s ability to detoxify not only pyrethrins but other insecticides. It saves money without increasing hazard to us mammals.

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