MGK is the ideal insect control partner, providing some of the most extensive support programs in the industry, including:

New product development
Broad portfolio of professional level products
Industry leading Research and Development
Registration support
Excellent products to help control disease-vectoring pests
World class portfolio of botanical products
High quality customer and technical service to support you in any ways needed
Training and protocols from Ph.D.-level entomologists

Who We Are

When MGK® was founded in 1902, its principal business was grinding spices. By 1915, a variety of botanicals, including pyrethrum, were added to the portfolio. By continually fine-tuning extraction, refinement, standardization and innovation, we consistently develop and provide high-quality pyrethrum-based and man made technological products.

Four generations of family leadership have guided MGK since its founding. In fact, our company name is a nod to our three founding families (McLaughlin, Gormley and King). In 1989, MGK became an affiliate of Sumitomo Chemical Company, a critical relationship to our long-term successes in chemistry, technology, sales and growth.

This long tradition of stability and continuity is a major reason we have earned the respect of business and scientific communities around the world. We pursue new answers to insect control with internal research projects as well as through sponsorship of others at universities and institutions.

Advanced pest control methods that minimize environmental impact while meeting control requirements hold great promise for the future. And that is where MGK plans to be — at the forefront.

Discover how a small spice company grew to be a worldwide leader in the botanical insecticide pyrethrum in The MGK Story: The First 110 Years.