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pyrethrum
made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
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DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
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larvacide
an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects
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lead arsenate
a poisonous white solid (Pb3[AsO4]2) used as an insecticide
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lindane
a white crystalline powder used as an agricultural insecticide
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Malathion
a yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites
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organophosphate
an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
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parathion
a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
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Paris green
a toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate
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rotenone
a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
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chlorpyrifos
a common organophosphate insecticide
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Kwell
a preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites; available in cream or shampoo
