We investigated the magnitude and distribution of pyrethroid and organophosphate pesticide loadings within public housing dwellings in Boston, Massachusetts and compared the results using various ...

Pyrethroid pesticides such as permethrin, sprayed around the home and increasingly on many crops, have been replacing the more restricted organophosphate pesticides, but are they more benign? A ...

The large, multisite California-based study examined associations between specific classes of pesticides, including organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates, applied during the study ...

Use of pyrethroids has increased dramatically in recent years because they have replaced organophosphate pesticides, which are being phased out due to concerns about children’s health.

This new study, which followed 970 children born in Northern California, looked at three classes of commonly used pesticides -- organophosphates, pyrethroids and carbamates -- and found disturbing ...

Elevated mortality rates among honey bees have been documented after nighttime aerial ULV applications of naled. Synthetic pyrethroids are highly toxic to fish and honey bees, even in low doses.

The spray used to kill adult mosquitoes often contains pyrethroids and organophosphates. Both kinds of chemicals have produced health effects on laboratory animals, and studies have implicated the ...

Organophosphates applied to nearby fields during various stages of the mothers' pregnancy were associated with a heightened risk of autism spectrum disorder, while Pyrethroids were associated with ...

They found that living within .31 miles (500 meters) of specific pyrethroid, organophosphate or carbamate pesticide applications during a 90-day pre-conception window or the first trimester was ...