Lambda cyhalothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and acaricide used to control a wide range of pests in a variety of applications. Pests controlled include aphids, Colorado beetles and butterfly larvae. Crops on which it may be applied include cotton, cereals, hops, ornamentals, potatoes, vegetables or others. It may also be used for structural pest management or in public health applications to control insects such as cockroaches, mosquitoes, ticks and flies which may act as disease vectors. Lambda cyhalothrin is available as an emulsifiable concentrate, wettable powder or ULV liquid, and is commonly mixed with buprofezin, pirimicarb, dimethoate or tetramethrin .