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Integrated Pest Management · Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Pesticide information

On this page you will find links to information about pesticides, their characteristics, and their hazards, from a variety of sources. More information about pesticides for home users or for professional pesticide applicators is also available.

If you are looking for ways to manage specific pests, you'll find information on the Home & landscape, Agriculture, and Natural environments pages.

Aerial spraying of a crop field.

Pesticide databases

  • Bee Precaution Pesticide Ratings
  • Pesticide registrations from California Department of Pesticide Regulation
  • Pesticide product labeling system from U.S. EPA
  • EXTOXNET Extension Toxicology Network, source of science-based information about pesticides
  • National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), objective science-based information about pesticides
  • Home & landscape active ingredients database
  • California pesticide use statistics (CalPIP) from DPR

Pesticide resistance

  • Pesticide Resistance Management Online Training

Water and air effects of pesticides

  • WaterTOX: water-related risks of pesticides
  • Volatile organic compound emissions
    • Calculating emissions from fumigants
    • Calculating emissions from nonfumigants
  • Mitigating pesticide hazards