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What does malathion mean?

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  1. A pesticide, Diethyl [(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl)-thio]butanedioate.
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The two traditional insecticides used for grasshopper control in rangeland are malathion and carbaryl.
Some prominent examples are the insecticides parathion, fenitrothion, malathion, and phosphamidon.
Evidence for lindane's efficacy is relatively poor, and lindane is about 4-10 times more toxic than malathion.
If the infestation is severe, topically administered permethrin, pyrethrin, or malathion also may help.
Recommended chemical treatments include such common insecticides as permethrin, malathion, diazinon and sevin.
Nearly all of the streams in urban areas contained insecticides commonly used on lawns, such as diazinon and malathion.

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