How to Use pyrethroid in a Sentence

pyrethroid

noun

• Bug spray has high concentrations of a compound called pyrethroids.
  — Dana Dovey, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
• Children and infants are the most vulnerable group to pyrethroids.
  — Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
• Pyrethrins and pyrethroids also work by interfering with sodium pores.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• The new nets are treated with pyrethroid and a second chemical called chlorfenapyr.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
• One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
• One case study linked an instance of facial paralysis in an infant with pyrethroid exposure.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2024
• But the pesticides, like pyrethroid and neonicotinoid, are toxic to bees.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2020
• The Bug Squad recommends using a synthetic pyrethroid spray to kill these pests in your home.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2019
• But in recent years, resistance to the insecticide used to treat nets, pyrethroid, has been spreading.
  — Byscience News Staff, science.org, 23 Mar. 2023
• For many, application of a pyrethroid insecticide at precise timing for the species and its life cycle will help.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021
• Use them sparingly, and only if necessary; most feature pyrethrins or their synthetic version, pyrethroids.
  — Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2023
• Kasai noted that the mosquitoes with this mutation are unlikely to thrive in areas that do not use pyrethroid insecticides.
  — Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022
• Look for a product labeled for caterpillar management, including pyrethroids such as permethrin or bifenthrin.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
• Please note that the product contains gamma-cyhalothrin, a potent broad-spectrum pyrethroid pesticide that will also kill other insects such as ants, fleas and roaches.
  — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022
• Runoff from these sprays can wash from yards into surface waters, and pets exposed to pyrethroids can experience vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms.
  — Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
• As another preemptive step, which may be easier than physically sealing gaps around your house, spray pyrethroid insecticides around any openings into the home.
  — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• However, mosquito sprays that many residential control companies use contain pyrethroids.
  — Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
• Another pyrethroid called bifenthrin, which the EPA says is safe under typical use limits, was found on 30% of blackberry samples.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
• According to LiveScience, bug sprays contain an active ingredient called pyrethroids that interferes with nerve signaling in humans.
  — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 17 July 2019
• When pyrethroids were introduced into Israel in the early 1990s, just one treatment would destroy all the adult lice on an individual within a few weeks.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• When pyrethroids were introduced into Israel in the early 1990s, just one treatment would destroy all the adult lice on an individual within a few weeks.
  — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 1 June 2017
• Raid’s active ingredients, pyrethroids, are generally considered to be safe in small exposures, Rusyniak said.
  — Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2018
• Toxicology reports of the Canadian victims confirmed the presence of pyrethroid and organophosphate - two agents commonly found in fumigation products.
  — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2019
• According to the county, the pesticide is an ultra-low volume spray of pyrethrin or pyrethroids, which is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
• Large pest control companies typically use insecticides with synthetic pyrethroids and insect growth regulators (like pyriproxyfen).
  — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
• Children on organic diets routeinely had pyrethroids in their systems, and the organic group actually had higher levels of several pyrethroid metabolites than the conventional one.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
• The synthetic pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin, which the EPA calls a possible human carcinogen, was detected on nearly half of all samples.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
• According to a 2018 report by ABC News, bug sprays contain active ingredients called pyrethroids, which penetrate the insect’s nervous system to stun and kill them.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 17 July 2019
• In the mid-1990s, most African Anopheles were susceptible to pyrethroids, a popular type of insecticide originally derived from chrysanthemums.
  — Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
• The North Carolina State Extension recommends liquid residual pyrethroid insecticides applied to areas where spiders are seen or suspected.
  — Eva Flowe may 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026