Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught the dengue virus. The move came after health officials reported new ...

California plans to resume aerial spraying of the pesticide malathion to eradicate Mediterranean fruit flies this week despite a study that says the material contains toxic heavy metals. State ...

For months, the malathion sat in Deep South warehouses and outdoor storage tanks, baking in the summer sun. Destined for mosquito-control programs, the insecticide was supposed to be stored at ...