I just happened to read an article on methyl parathion in tonight's newspaper (Elyria, Ohio Chronicle Telegram, from the L.A. Times). MP is a pesticide used on cotton fields to control boll weevils. Developed as a nerve gas in Germany during WW2, it is a chemical cousin to the nerve gas Sarin. MP has been illegally used in homes as a pesticide. Here in Elyria, OH, the EPA had to clean 233 homes that had been illegally sprayed for roaches with MP. Mississippi also has the same problem on a larger scale. It is available through-out the southern US from pesticide suppliers, and, according to the article, can be obtained by non-licensed people fairly easily. I'm sure that it is labeled by the manufacturer as to the proper application and with warnings for drift, bees, etc. I have never heard of any non-target insect kill, but I'd be willing to bet it happens frequently. Steve Newcomb Elyria, OH