The noun YO-YO has 1 sense: 1  1. a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand. 2  Meaning: 3  A toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand. 4  Classified under: 5  Nouns denoting man-made objects. 6  Hypernyms (yo-yo is a kind of...):
Malathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication.In the US, it is the most commonly used organophosphate insecticide.alathion is a pesticide that is widely used in agriculture, residential landscaping, public recreation areas, and in public health pest control programs such as mosquito eradication.
Pesticides in the United States are used predominantly by the agricultural sector, but approximately a quarter of them are used in houses, yards, parks, golf courses, and swimming pools.he use of DDT in the United States is banned, except for a limited exemption for public health uses. The ban is due in a large part to the influence of the book, Silent Spring, written by Rachael Carson.