Editing Permethrin (section)

=== Insecticide ===
* In agriculture, to protect crops (a drawback is that it is lethal to bees)
* In agriculture, to kill livestock parasites
* For industrial and domestic insect control
* In the textile industry, to prevent insect attack of woollen products
* In aviation, the [[WHO]], [[International Health Regulations|IHR]] and [[ICAO]] require arriving aircraft be [[Aircraft disinsection|disinsected]] prior to embarkation, departure, descent, or deplaning in certain countries. Aircraft disinsection with permethrin-based products is recommended only prior to embarkation. Prior to departure (after boarding), at the top of descent or on arrival, d-phenothrin-based (1R-trans phenothrin) aircraft insecticides are recommended.
[[File:Permethrin 0.5%.png|thumb|0.5% permethrin powder]]