Cheminova is a fabricator of fine chemicals, with its main business area within plant protection products. Cheminova offers Cyren®/Nufos® Chlorpyrifos products are applied to control both agricultural and non-agricultural pests. In the agricultural sector, the product is widely used to control pests in crops like corn, cotton, soybeans, nuts, vegetables, citrus, stone and pome fruit. The non-agricultural usage of chlorpyrifos includes control of subterranenan termites, cockroaches, ants and other household insects. Acting through inhibition of cholinesterase enzymes, it is used to control soil and foliar pests including Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera and Thysanoptera in a wide range of row crops, orchards and vegetables.
