EPA restricts use of malathion to protect endangered species

Following guidance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency has revised its rules on use of the insecticide malathion in an effort to protect 78 threatened and endangered species. First approved in 1956, malathion is used to control insect damage to food and feed crops and to reduce mosquito-borne illnesses. Changes… » Read More

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