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Consumer Fact Sheets

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About pesticides

• How to read a pesticide label (PDF, 200 kb) (En Español PDF, 208 kb)
• How to report an illegal use of pesticides or other pesticide problems (PDF, 110 kb) (En Español PDF, 113 kb)
• What is a pesticide (PDF, 115 kb) (En Español PDF, 123 kb)

Safe pesticide use

• Protect your family - use a repellent (DPR handout) (PDF, 138 kb) (En Español PDF, 76 kb)
• Protecting outdoor workers from mosquitoes (DPR handout) (PDF, 129 kb) (En Español PDF, 75 kb)
• Pesticide storage and disposal (PDF, 156 kb) (En Español PDF, 139 kb)
• Protecting children from pesticide exposure (PDF, 117 kb) (En Español PDF, 126 kb)
• Safety tips (PDF, 137 kb) (En Español PDF, 135 kb)
• Using insect foggers safely (PDF, 239 kb) (En Español PDF, 143 kb)
• What to do in a pesticide emergency (PDF, 130 kb) (En Español PDF, 139 kb)

Reducing pesticide use

• Don’t grow your own mosquitoes --a home and garden checklist (DPR handout) (PDF, 134 kb) ( En Español PDF, 90 kb)
• Lawn care tips (PDF, 104 kb) (En Español PDF, 110 kb)
• Preventing pest problems (PDF, 141 kb) (En Español PDF, 126 kb)
• Pesticides and Proposition 65 (HTML) (PDF, 128 kb)
• What to do about bugs, weeds, and other pests

About DPR and its programs

• A DPR overview (PDF, 90 kb) (En Español PDF, 99 kb)
• Assessing health risks of pesticides (PDF, 155 kb)
• County Agricultural Commissioners: duties and responsibilities (PDF, 131 kb) (En Español PDF, 136 kb)
• Dormant spray rules (PDF, 79 kb) (En Español PDF, 138 kb)
• Environmental monitoring (PDF, 124 kb) (En Español PDF, 128 kb)
• Food residue monitoring (PDF, 130 kb) (En Español PDF, 208 kb)
• Ground water protection (PDF, 98 kb)
• IPM Innovator awards (PDF, 117 kb)
• Preventing pesticide illness (PDF, 55 kb)
• The permit process for restricted pesticides (PDF, 95 kb)
• The rulemaking process: how you can get involved in regulatory decision making (PDF, 108 kb)

U.S. EPA publications

• Citizen’s Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety (PDF, 4.2 Mb)
• Consumer products treated with pesticides
• Don’t buy illegal pesticide products
• Professional pest control - information from U.S. EPA’s National Pesticide Information Center on how to select a pest control company and related topics.
• Protecting pets
• Spray drift of pesticides

From the California Structural Pest Control Board

• Fumigation for pest control (PDF, 35 kb)
• Household pest control (PDF, 45 kb)
• Termite fact sheet (PDF, 128 kb)

For content questions contact:
Veda Federighi
Telephone: (916) 445-3974
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812
E-mail: vfederighi@cdpr.ca.gov