Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management

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Each pesticide name below will take you to chemical information pages with links to factsheets, basic chemical, alternatives, health and environmental effects, regulatory status, key studies and more. See also Beyond Pesticides' pest management resources, health effects and other factsheets, and activist tools.

For more general information, read What Is a Pesticide?

1,3-Dichloropropene 1-naphthaleneacetic acid 2,4-D 2-Phenylphenol Abamectin/Avermectin B1 Acephate Acequinocyl Acetamiprid Acethion Acetic Acid (Vinegar) Acetochlor Acibenzolar-S-methyl Acifluorfen Alachlor Aldicarb Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC) Allethrin Ametryn Amitraz (BAAM) Arsanilic acid Atrazine Aviglycine Azinphos-methyl Azoxystrobin Bacillus Thuringiensis (Bt) Bendiocarb Benfluralin Benomyl Bensulide Bentazon Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl Bifenazate Bifenthrin Bitertanol Boric Acid Boscalid Bromacil Bromoxynil Buprofezin Butralin Butylate Cadusafos Captan Carbaryl Carbon Disulfide Carboxin Carfentrazone-ethyl Castor Oil Cedarwood Oil Chlorantraniliprole Chlorfenapyr Chloroneb Chlorothalonil Chlorpropham (CIPC) Chlorpyrifos Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) Citric Acid Citronella Oil Clethodim Clofentezine Clomazone Clopyralid Clothianidin Clove oil Copper Sulfate Corn Gluten Meal Crotoxyphos Cryolite Cyazofamid Cycloate Cyfluthrin Cymoxanil Cypermethrin Cyprodinil Cyprosulfamide Cyromazine Dacthal (DCPA) DEET Deltamethrin Desmedipham Diazinon Dicamba Dichlobenil Dichlorvos (DDVP)

Dicloran (DCNA) Dicofol Difenoconazole Diflubenzuron Diflufenzopyr Dimethenamid Dimethoate Dimethomorph Dinocap Dinotefuran Diphenylamine (DPA) Diquat Dibromide Disodium Methanearsonate (DSMA) Disulfoton Dithianon Diuron Dodine Emamectin Benzoate Endosulfan Endothall Epoxiconazole EPTC Esfenvalerate Ethaboxam Ethalfluralin Ethephon Ethofumesate Ethoprop (ethoprophos) Ethoxyquin Etoxazole Eugenol Famoxadone Fenamidone Fenamiphos Fenarimol Fenazaquin Fenbuconazole Fenbutatin-oxide Fenhexamid Fenoxycarb Fenpropathrin Fenpropimorph Fenpyroximate Fenthion Fenvalerate Ferbam Fipronil Flonicamid Fluazifop-P-butyl Fluazinam Flubendiamide Fludioxonil Flufenacet Flufenoxuron Flumioxazin Fluometuron Fluopicolide Fluoxastrobin Fluridone Fluroxypyr Fluthiacet-methyl Flutolanil Fluvalinate Folpet Fomesafen Forchlorfenuron Formetanate hydrochloride Fosamine Ammonium Fosetyl-aluminum Fosthiazate Garlic oil Gentamicin Geraniol Glufosinate ammonium Glyphosate Halosulfuron-methyl Hexaflumuron (Sentricon) Hexazinone Hexythiazox Hydramethylnon Hydrogen peroxide Imazalil Imidacloprid Imzethapyr

Indoxacarb Ipconazole Iprodione Iprovalicarb Isofenphos Isoxaben Isoxadifen-ethyl Kasugamycin Kresoxim-methyl Lactofen Lambda-cyhalothrin Linalool Lindane Linuron Malathion Maleic hydrazide Mancozeb Mandipropamid Maneb MCPA MCPB (4-(2-Methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) butyric acid) Mecoprop (MCPP) Mefenoxam Mepanipyrim Mepiquat Mesotrione Metalaxyl Metaldehyde Metam sodium Metconazole Methamidophos Methane arsonic acid Methidathion Methomyl Methoprene Methoxychlor Methoxyfenozide Methyl bromide Methyl parathion Metolachlor Metrafenone Metribuzin Mevinphos Monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) Myclobutanil Naled Naphthalene Napropamide Naptalam Nicosulfuron Nitrapyrin Norflurazon Novaluron O-Naphthaleneacetamide O-Phenylphenol Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus Organophosphate insecticide Oryzalin Oxamyl Oxyfluorfen Oxytetracycline Para-dichlorobenzene (PDCB) Paraquat/Paraquat dichloride Parathion/Ethyl parathion PCNB (Quintozene, Pentachloronitrobenzene) Pendimethalin Penoxsulam Pentachlorophenol Peppermint Oil Permethrin Phenmedipham Phenothrin Phorate Phosalone Phosmet Phosphine Phosphorothioic acid Picaridin Picloram Pine Oil Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) Primisulfuron-methyl Procymidone Prohexadione Calcium

Prometryn Pronamide/propyzamide Propamocarb hydrochloride Propargite Propetamphos Propiconazole Propoxur Propylene glycol Propylene oxide Propyzamide Prosulfuron Pymetrozine Pyraclostrobin Pyraflufen-ethyl Pyrethrins Pyridaben Pyridalyl Pyridate Pyrimethanil Pyriproxyfen Quinoxyfen Quizalofop-ethyl Resmethrin Rimsulfuron Rotenone Sabadilla Sethoxydim Siduron Simazine Sodium lauryl sulfate Soybean oil Spinetoram Spinosad Spirodiclofen Spiromesifen Spirotetramat Spiroxamine Streptomycin Sulfentrazone Sulfluramid Sulfur Sulfur dioxide Sulfuryl fluoride Tebuconazole Tebufenozide Tefluthrin Tembotrione Terbacil Terbufos Terrazole Tetraconazole Tetramethrin Thiabendazole Thiacloprid Thiamethoxam Thiazopyr Thiencarbazone-methyl Thiobencarb Thiodicarb Thiophanate-methyl Thiram Thyme oil Thymol oil Tolylfluanid Topramezone Tralomethrin Triadimefon Triadimenol Triallate Trichlorfon Triclopyr Triclosan Tridemorph Trifloxystrobin Trifloxysulfuron Triflumizole Trifluralin Triphenyltin Hydroxide/Fentin Hydroxide (TPTH) Uniconazole Vinclozolin Zinc phosphide Ziram Zoxamide

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Health effects factsheets and articles

• Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database
• Pesticides Trigger Parkinson's Disease
• Pesticides That Disrupt Endocrine System Still Unregulated By EPA
• Facing Scientific Realities, Debunking the "Dose Makes the Poison" Myth: Linking pesticide science and health effects
• Asthma, Children and Pesticides: What You Need to Know

Other factsheets and articles

• What Is a Pesticide?
• Pollinators and Pesticides: Escalating crisis demands action
• How Safe is Your Bait?: Pesticides may be labeled as "nonvolatile," but still release poisons into the air
• Pesticides and Pets: What you should know to keep your pets safe
• Taking Off the Blindfold: EPA ignores toxic exposures in risk assessment
• Synergy: The big unknowns of pesticide exposure