article_snippet: A Delaware family is believed the harmful chemical was used to disinfect a neighbouring suite at the complex the day A Delaware family arrived for A Delaware family eight-night stay, 6ABC reported.
article_snippet: The odourless pesticide used inside a suite at the complex was reported to be methyl bromide, which is used to treat mould, insects and rodents.
article_snippet: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are investigating whether A Delaware family was poisoned by a pesticide .
article_snippet: According to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a pesticide can be fatal or cause serious central nervous system and respiratory system damage.
article_snippet: As it is acutely toxic, use of a pesticide is restricted to outdoor use only in the United States.
article_snippet: Investigators confirmed that the chemical was applied 'to deal with indoor bugs,' said Judith Enck, an administrator for The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to USA Today. '
article_snippet: It said that pesticide was used to treat the unit where they stayed immediately below the suite where the Esmonds were staying.
highlights_snippet: Use of the chemical is restricted to outdoor use in America .
  