The top 100 pesticides by pounds in total statewide pesticide use in 2017
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The top 100 pesticides used by pounds of active ingredients statewide in 2017 (all sites combined). Chemical names that end with an " * " are adjuvants. Text files of data are available.
| Year | Chemical | Rank | Pounds | Num_Apps | Acres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SULFUR | 1 | 46435948 | 143135 | 5463102 |
| 2017 | MINERAL OIL | 2 | 26657717 | 95996 | 3081997 |
| 2017 | 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE | 3 | 12579737 | 2977 | 70634 |
| 2017 | POTASSIUM N-METHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE | 4 | 8938545 | 4637 | 47533 |
| 2017 | CHLOROPICRIN | 5 | 8788402 | 2355 | 48256 |
| 2017 | PETROLEUM OIL, UNCLASSIFIED | 6 | 7476905 | 13153 | 601301 |
| 2017 | GLYPHOSATE, POTASSIUM SALT | 7 | 6245401 | 85026 | 3269950 |
| 2017 | CALCIUM HYDROXIDE | 8 | 5751400 | 11777 | 261753 |
| 2017 | GLYPHOSATE, ISOPROPYLAMINE SALT | 9 | 5337966 | 78320 | 2260029 |
| 2017 | SULFURYL FLUORIDE | 10 | 3640613 | 25 | 30 |
| 2017 | KAOLIN | 11 | 3182553 | 3480 | 103011 |
| 2017 | METAM-SODIUM | 12 | 3144313 | 494 | 17423 |
| 2017 | COPPER HYDROXIDE | 13 | 2634455 | 39686 | 1338576 |
| 2017 | ALPHA-(PARA-NONYLPHENYL)-OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXYETHYLENE)* | 14 | 2277464 | 236824 | 10238842 |
| 2017 | PENDIMETHALIN | 15 | 2257532 | 28925 | 1108408 |
| 2017 | METHYLATED SOYBEAN OIL* | 16 | 2101906 | 104305 | 3997846 |
| 2017 | PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, REFINED | 17 | 2026379 | 12220 | 282568 |
| 2017 | COPPER SULFATE (PENTAHYDRATE) | 18 | 1914120 | 2913 | 274920 |
| 2017 | METHYL BROMIDE | 19 | 1798333 | 407 | 6151 |
| 2017 | PROPANIL | 20 | 1645452 | 4151 | 308512 |
| 2017 | LIME-SULFUR | 21 | 1549769 | 3037 | 75825 |
| 2017 | MANCOZEB | 22 | 1516259 | 37367 | 855930 |
| 2017 | PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE | 23 | 1448114 | 28870 | 1375103 |
| 2017 | COPPER SULFATE (BASIC) | 24 | 1407497 | 13232 | 385981 |
| 2017 | GLUFOSINATE-AMMONIUM | 25 | 1352721 | 49265 | 1493434 |
| 2017 | CHLOROTHALONIL | 26 | 1231471 | 17284 | 581868 |
| 2017 | POTASSIUM PHOSPHITE | 27 | 1164449 | 27875 | 386639 |
| 2017 | CHLORPYRIFOS | 28 | 945639 | 12279 | 688953 |
| 2017 | ZIRAM | 29 | 811773 | 6233 | 149335 |
| 2017 | OXYFLUORFEN | 30 | 788395 | 58180 | 2005829 |
| 2017 | BORIC ACID | 31 | 718448 | 88 | 787 |
| 2017 | AMMONIUM SULFATE | 32 | 715835 | 59487 | 2256988 |
| 2017 | VEGETABLE OIL* | 33 | 665567 | 4618 | 603533 |
| 2017 | LECITHIN* | 34 | 634119 | 62652 | 2735944 |
| 2017 | HYDROGEN CYANAMIDE | 35 | 620945 | 1104 | 42664 |
| 2017 | CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE | 36 | 614253 | 1964 | 679 |
| 2017 | THIOBENCARB | 37 | 603226 | 2260 | 178307 |
| 2017 | IMIDACLOPRID | 38 | 587462 | 62703 | 1621761 |
| 2017 | OLEIC ACID, METHYL ESTER* | 39 | 573930 | 14333 | 704866 |
| 2017 | SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE | 40 | 571206 | 368 | 12602 |
| 2017 | CAPTAN | 41 | 561542 | 5923 | 220477 |
| 2017 | FATTY ACIDS, C16-C18 AND C18-UNSATURATED, METHYL ESTERS* | 42 | 506378 | 42301 | 1241916 |
| 2017 | POTASSIUM BICARBONATE | 43 | 487401 | 8463 | 161835 |
| 2017 | ETHEPHON | 44 | 482915 | 10699 | 551293 |
| 2017 | PETROLEUM OIL, PARAFFIN BASED | 45 | 455328 | 10121 | 447632 |
| 2017 | UREA DIHYDROGEN SULFATE | 46 | 451830 | 10992 | 580967 |
| 2017 | METHOXYFENOZIDE | 47 | 436245 | 36193 | 1773392 |
| 2017 | COPPER OXYCHLORIDE | 48 | 430878 | 10525 | 354465 |
| 2017 | CHLORINE | 49 | 418713 | 0 | None |
| 2017 | BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS STRAIN D747 | 50 | 395457 | 5629 | 90584 |
| 2017 | SODIUM CHLORATE | 51 | 379210 | 715 | 54567 |
| 2017 | ALPHA-UNDECYL-OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXYETHYLENE)* | 52 | 363224 | 66612 | 2138205 |
| 2017 | TRIFLURALIN | 53 | 345609 | 7102 | 348166 |
| 2017 | CORN STEEP LIQUOR* | 54 | 342404 | 1697 | 65026 |
| 2017 | ORYZALIN | 55 | 334037 | 4836 | 104836 |
| 2017 | S-METOLACHLOR | 56 | 333026 | 4467 | 223927 |
| 2017 | MALATHION | 57 | 331585 | 10413 | 203988 |
| 2017 | COPPER ETHANOLAMINE COMPLEXES, MIXED | 58 | 324727 | 89 | 5793 |
| 2017 | CRYOLITE | 59 | 314604 | 1322 | 44628 |
| 2017 | COPPER OXIDE (OUS) | 60 | 313906 | 6276 | 132203 |
| 2017 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | 61 | 311566 | 3816 | 65527 |
| 2017 | HYDROTREATED PARAFFINIC SOLVENT | 62 | 304841 | 10810 | 504215 |
| 2017 | DISODIUM OCTABORATE TETRAHYDRATE | 63 | 304762 | 128 | 5195 |
| 2017 | 2,4-D, DIMETHYLAMINE SALT | 64 | 299400 | 7586 | 259402 |
| 2017 | ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE | 65 | 296388 | 1757 | 68408 |
| 2017 | BIFENTHRIN | 66 | 289597 | 31346 | 1546614 |
| 2017 | NALED | 67 | 282400 | 3506 | 174333 |
| 2017 | BENSULIDE | 68 | 282285 | 8039 | 76799 |
| 2017 | IPRODIONE | 69 | 259902 | 15136 | 478204 |
| 2017 | EPTC | 70 | 259643 | 1816 | 104083 |
| 2017 | SULFUR DIOXIDE | 71 | 257501 | 54 | 1396 |
| 2017 | PROPYLENE OXIDE | 72 | 255702 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | OLEIC ACID, ETHYL ESTER* | 73 | 255384 | 26175 | 633959 |
| 2017 | ALPHA-ALKYL (C9-C11)-OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXYETHYLENE)* | 74 | 250524 | 70252 | 2086250 |
| 2017 | PROPARGITE | 75 | 243228 | 2198 | 105717 |
| 2017 | AZOXYSTROBIN | 76 | 237707 | 32118 | 1289373 |
| 2017 | METHOMYL | 77 | 233536 | 18474 | 384626 |
| 2017 | BIFENAZATE | 78 | 227509 | 11368 | 383115 |
| 2017 | ALPHA-(PARA-NONYLPHENYL)-OMEGA-HYDROXYPOLY(OXYETHYLENE), PHOSPHATE ESTER* | 79 | 224317 | 32494 | 1346985 |
| 2017 | DIMETHOATE | 80 | 222862 | 8674 | 498979 |
| 2017 | BUPROFEZIN | 81 | 221562 | 5461 | 232993 |
| 2017 | METHYLATED FATTY ACIDS FROM CANOLA OIL* | 82 | 221088 | 3406 | 150272 |
| 2017 | CHLORTHAL-DIMETHYL | 83 | 220354 | 5763 | 49110 |
| 2017 | COPPER AMMONIUM CARBONATE | 84 | 214783 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL* | 85 | 209244 | 23134 | 1068662 |
| 2017 | PROPIONIC ACID | 86 | 207466 | 30792 | 1439878 |
| 2017 | SODIUM BROMIDE | 87 | 197840 | 0 | 431 |
| 2017 | FATTY ACIDS, METHYL ESTERS | 88 | 196299 | 5648 | 175457 |
| 2017 | CYPRODINIL | 89 | 194107 | 21544 | 723457 |
| 2017 | TALL OIL FATTY ACIDS* | 90 | 193313 | 40107 | 1720000 |
| 2017 | ACEPHATE | 91 | 190987 | 12039 | 176359 |
| 2017 | 4-NONYLPHENOL, FORMALDEHYDE RESIN, PROPOXYLATED* | 92 | 188434 | 49555 | 1604395 |
| 2017 | FOSETYL-AL | 93 | 187008 | 8772 | 65594 |
| 2017 | BOSCALID | 94 | 183413 | 30507 | 733941 |
| 2017 | PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, AROMATIC | 95 | 182254 | 5841 | 213812 |
| 2017 | ALPHA-PINENE BETA-PINENE COPOLYMER* | 96 | 181605 | 21370 | 534667 |
| 2017 | DIURON | 97 | 178507 | 6816 | 407536 |
| 2017 | PHOSPHORIC ACID | 98 | 176099 | 66373 | 2284643 |
| 2017 | CLARIFIED HYDROPHOBIC EXTRACT OF NEEM OIL | 99 | 172972 | 6367 | 59508 |
| 2017 | POTASH SOAP | 100 | 170670 | 6170 | 31716 |