Malathion History

Malathion is a type of insecticide, a artefact used to annihilate or ascendancy bugs. Poisoning may action if you absorb malathion, handle the artefact afterwards gloves, or abort to ablution easily anon afterwards exposure. Significant amounts are captivated through the skin unless able precautions are taken.

Malathion has been a registered pesticide back 1956 and is still in use. Malathion is the primary pesticide used in the USDA Boll Weevil Eradication Program, which began in the backward 1970's to assure affection crops in the southern United States connected until 2008.

In 1998 in Florida, an beginning of Mediterranean bake-apple flies (Medflies) threatened to decidedly abatement agronomical yields. In an accomplishment to abbreviate damage, the Medfly Eradication Program was implemented by federal and accompaniment authorities. Malathion and addition organophosphate, diazinon, were activated to areas of concern. Within 5 months of application, 123 humans appear affection constant with pesticide exposure, such as respiratory distress, gastrointestinal distress, acoustic problems, skin reaction, and eye distress.

During 2005, malathion was one of abounding insecticides used to ascendancy mosquitoes potentially accustomed West Nile Virus in the United States.