What is Malathion?
CAS#: 000121-75-5
Malathion is an insecticide that does not occur naturally.
Pure malathion is a colorless liquid, and technical-grade malathion,
which contains >90% malathion and impurities in a solvent, is
a brownish-yellow liquid that smells like garlic. Malathion
is used to kill insects on farm crops and in gardens, to treat
lice on humans, and to treat fleas on pets. Malathion is also
used to kill mosquitos and Mediterranean fruit flies on (medflies)
in large outdoor areas.
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