Broad Spectrum Pesticides
Broad Spectrum pesticides are pesticides that are designed to kill a wide range of animals. They are non-selective and often lethal to reptiles, fish, pets, and birds as well as the insects that they were originally targeted to eliminate. Some, like Chlorpyrifos, are 100 times as toxic as Chlordane, yet used in over the counter products available at the local grocery store. The danger to you and to your children by storing such products in and around your home outweighs any benefits that these chemicals could offer to you.
| Chemical Name | Common Name | Use |
| Chlorpyrifos(OP) | Dursban | granules and liquid kills broad range of insects and other arthropods. |
| Diazinon(OP) | Diazinon | granules and liquid used to kill broad range of insects and other arthropods. |
| Trichlorfon(OP) | Dylox, Larva-Lur | granular bait kills crickets, roaches, and ants. |
| Carbaryl(C) | Sevin | dust form kills variety of caterpillars, insects, and arthropods. |
| Acephate(OP) | Orthene | pressurized spray kills broad range of insects and other arthropods. Dust form used on fire ants. |
| Malathion(OP) | Malathion | Broad range organophosphate used to kill wide number of arthropods. Commonly used to "fog" mosquitoes. |
| Propoxur(C) | Baygon | Kills broad range of arthropods as well as used as a molluscide. |
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*grouped together due to similarity in action of
active ingredients. Both classes are cholinesterase
inhibitors.