Risk Assessment
Malathion Risk Assessment
Based on surveillance and monitoring Genercville, the wetlands have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The proposal is to use the pesticide Malathion in order to control the problem of mosquitoes that could possibly infect the people with the West Nile Virus. The following is my analysis and evaluation of this pesticide.
Malathion is an insecticide which is used in agricultural and horticultural applications to control mosquitoes and boll weevils (ATSDR 2001 West Nile Control). The use of malathion by ground application and aerial spraying is generally the preferred method to eliminate adult mosquitoes associated with the West Nile Virus. It is applied by truck-mounted or aircraft mounted sprayers at a maximum rate of 0.23 pounds per acre (Malathion for Mosquito Control April 2007).
Malathion can be used for public health mosquito control without posing risks to the general population or environment when applied according to the label.......
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