Agricultural uses includesoil and seed treatments as well as leaf spraying for most row and vegetable crops like corn, soybeans, snap beans, and potatoes. It is also used to control insects in livestock pens, poultry houses, sod farms, golf courses, lawns, household plants, and tree nurseries.
Cypermethrin is a syntheticpyrethroidusedas an insecticide on a large scale. Cypermethrin is highly toxic to fish, bees, and aquatic insects, according to the National Pesticides Telecommunications Network. It is found in many household ants and cockroach killers, including Raid and ant chalk.