A: Malathion was used in homes because it smelled bad. Pest control operators wanted to use something that stunk so the customer wouldn't think they were just using water. Fortunately that idiotic ...

Malathion, a commonly used pesticide for both agricultural use and home gardening, has had a long and widely disputed history. First approved for use in 1956, it increased in popularity during the ...

Topical malathion is a lotion that is applied to the skin. It is used to treat a condition called head lice, which is caused by tiny insects. The most common side effects are red and irritated skin.

With all the fuss over malathion in recent weeks, you'd think Michael Jones would be a little worried. Jones, who owns Tampa Bay Pondscapes, has invested thousands of dollars into the 50 koi and ...

The household dust samples were analyzed for five organophosphate pesticides: azinphos-methyl, phosmet, malathion, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos. Organophosphate pesticide levels in house dust were ...

Federal rules for malathion are under review in response to longstanding concerns that the pesticide used on mosquitoes, grasshoppers and other insects also kills many rare plants and animals.

An agency of the World Health Organization says malathion, an insecticide used in Winnipeg to kill adult mosquitoes, is "probably carcinogenic" to people. The International Agency for Research on ...

The organophosphate insecticide malathion will not jeopardize threatened and endangered species when certain mitigation measures are put in place, the US Fish and Wildlife Service concludes in a ...

Malathion is a neurotoxin and part of a dangerous class of old pesticides called organophosphates that have also been used as nerve agents in chemical warfare. In 2022 the Service finalized its ...

Malathion which is being used in the fogging of mosquitoes is not harmful to the public, according to the Head of the Vector Control Unit, Dr Horace Cox and in the wake of the growing concerns ...

Topical insecticides (i.e., pyrethroids and malathion) used as a lotion, applied twice at an interval of 7 to 11 days, are typically used for treatment. Resistance of lice to insecticides ...