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2. Malathion - Wikipedia

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   Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication. [5] In the US, it is the most commonly used organophosphate insecticide.

3. Benzyl benzoate - Wikipedia

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   Benzyl benzoate is an organic compound which is used as a medication and insect repellent. [1] As a medication it is used to treat scabies and lice. [2] For scabies either permethrin or malathion is typically preferred. [3] It is applied to the skin as a lotion. [2] Typically two to three applications are needed. [2]

4. Diazinon - Wikipedia

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   Diazinon (IUPAC name: O,O-Diethyl O- [4-methyl-6- (propan-2-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl] phosphorothioate, INN - Dimpylate), a colorless to dark brown liquid, is a thiophosphoric acid ester developed in 1952 by Ciba-Geigy, a Swiss chemical company (later Novartis and then Syngenta). It is a nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide formerly used to control ...

5. Flea treatments - Wikipedia

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   A spot-on insecticide kills the fleas on the pet. A fogger or spray insecticide containing an insect growth regulator, such as pyriproxyfen or methoprene can kill eggs and pupae, which are quite resistant to insecticides. A comparison of 3 insecticides (selamectin, fipronil, imidacloprid) showed that selamectin reduced larval cat fleas ≥93.5% ...

6. Insecticide - Wikipedia

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   Insecticides may be systemic or non-systemic (contact insecticides). [2][4][5] Systemic insecticides penetrate into the plant and move (translocate) inside the plant. Translocation may be upward in the xylem, or downward in the phloem or both. Systemicity is a prerequisite for the pesticide to be used as a seed-treatment.

7. Permethrin - Wikipedia

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   Permethrin is a medication and an insecticide. [4][5] As a medication, it is used to treat scabies and lice. [6] It is applied to the skin as a cream or lotion. [4] As an insecticide, it can be sprayed onto outer clothing or mosquito nets to kill the insects that touch them. [5][7] Side effects include rash and irritation at the area of use. [6]

8. Parathion - Wikipedia

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   Parathion, also called parathion-ethyl or diethyl parathion and locally [clarification needed] known as "Folidol", is an organophosphate insecticide and acaricide. It was originally developed by IG Farben in the 1940s. It is highly toxic to non-target organisms, including humans, so its use has been banned or restricted in most countries.

9. Deltamethrin - Wikipedia

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   Deltamethrin is a pyrethroid ester insecticide. Deltamethrin plays a key role in controlling malaria vectors, and is used in the manufacture of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets; however, resistance of mosquitos and bed bugs to deltamethrin has seen a widespread increase. Deltamethrin is toxic to aquatic life, particularly fish.