What is Diazinon?
Diazinon is a broad-spectrum insecticide sold by Syngenta Crop Protection. It is used to control a wide variety of agricultural and home and garden pests. How is diazinon used? For more than 40 years, homeowners and professionals have depended on diazinon to protect crops, gardens, lawns, ornamental plants and homes from chewing, stinging, biting and disease-carrying insects. Diazinon is currently labeled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use by professionals and consumers to control outdoor pests such as fleas, fire ants, cockroaches, chiggers and spiders. It is used by gardeners to control a variety of lawn and garden pests including mealybugs, fruitworms, aphids, beetles and white grubs. Pest management professionals also use diazinon to control pests that contaminate food and feed around homes and businesses. What do consumers think about diazinon? A 1998 study of 400 suburban homeowners conducted by Syngenta, revealed that diazinon is the third most recognized brand