Following insecticide belongs to organophosphate group

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Malathion insecticide belongs to organophosphate group.
Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide. It possesses relatively low toxicity compared with other organophosphates.
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.
Malathion is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, a diverse family of chemicals. Upon uptake into the target organism, it binds irreversibly to the serine residue in the active catalytic site of the cholinesterase enzyme.