Most Popular Links
Consumer Fact Sheets
About pesticides
- How to read a pesticide label (PDF, 110 kb) (En Español PDF, 111 kb)
- How to report an illegal use of pesticides or other pesticide problems (PDF, 77 kb) (En Español PDF, 76 kb)
- What is a pesticide (PDF, 83 kb) (En Español PDF, 87 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, 93 kb) (En Español PDF, 98 kb)
- Protecting children from pesticide exposure (PDF, 84 kb) (En Español PDF, 83 kb)
- Safety tips (PDF, 96 kb) ( En Español PDF, 93 kb)
- Using insect foggers safely (PDF, 97 kb) (En Español PDF, 102 kb)
- What to do in a pesticide emergency (PDF, 94 kb) (En Español PDF, 102 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, 79 kb) ( En Español PDF, 75 kb)
- Preventing pest problems (PDF, 100 kb) (En Español PDF, 105 kb)
- Pesticides and Proposition 65 (HTML) (PDF, 128 kb)
About DPR and its programs
- A DPR overview (PDF, 79 kb) ( En Español PDF, 67 kb)
- Assessing health risks of pesticides (PDF, 155 kb)
- County Agricultural Commissioners: duties and responsibilities (PDF, 78 kb) (En Español PDF, 78 kb)
- Dormant spray rules (PDF, 79 kb) (En Español PDF, 138 kb)
- Environmental monitoring (PDF, 90 kb) (En Español PDF, 93 kb)
- Food residue monitoring (PDF, 79 kb) (En Español PDF, 83 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)
Useful U.S.EPA publications
- Citizen’s guide to pest control and pesticide safety (Opens in new window)
- Consumer products treated with pesticides (Opens in new window)
- Don’t buy illegal pesticide products (Opens in new window)
- Protecting pets (Opens in new window)
- Where to direct complaints about spray drift
From the California Structural Pest Control Board
- Fumigation for pest control (PDF, 35 kb) (Opens in new window)
- Household pest control (PDF, 45 kb) (Opens in new window)
- Termite fact sheet (PDF, 128 kb) (Opens in new window)
For content questions contact:
Veda Federighi
Phone: (916) 445-3974
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812
E-mail: vfederighi@cdpr.ca.gov