EPA has refused the state of Ohio’s request for an emergency exemption to use the restricted pesticide propoxur in residential settings for control of bed bugs, stating that the chemical “presents ...

HAMILTON, OH (FOX19) - This week, the Ohio House Health Committee approved a resolution urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to let the state use the chemical propoxur to fight ...

5. Use less-harmful pet products Many flea and tick products are toxic to both pets and people, particularly tetrachlorvinphos and propoxur chemicals found in flea and tick powders and sprays.

Propoxur is registered for use by pest control operators to ... assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. "The agency will continue its work to reduce ...

Propoxur is also highly toxic to beneficial insects such as honey bees as well as crustaceans, fish, and aquatic insects. As many pest control operators now know, chemical treatments for bed bugs are ...

The problem is so bad that the Environmental Protection Agency warns against the use of one of the chemicals Propoxur. The EPA considers it a carcinogen. 76 year old Dolores Stewart of Columbus has ...