Reports, publications and guides for pesticides

Find reference materials designed to help pest control managers understand and navigate legislated requirements. 

On this page

• Reports
• Guides
• Manuals
• Pesticide sales and use surveys in B.C.

Reports

Review reports collected for compliance and enforcement of the Integrated Pest Management Act (IPM).

Compliance reports

Results for inspections of parties regulated under the IPM:

• 2019 IPMA Compliance Report (PDF, 1.5MB)
• 2018 IPMA Compliance Report (PDF, 1.3MB)
• 2017 IPMA Compliance Report (PDF, 1MB)
• 2016 IPMA Compliance Report (PDF, 1.4MB) 

Inspection lists

Spreadsheets containing data on authorization holders in various sectors and their compliance results:

• 2019 IPMA Inspections List (XLS, 33KB)
• 2018 IPMA Inspections List (XLS, 34KB)
• 2017 IPMA Inspection List (XLS, 27KB)
• 2016 IPMA Inspection List (XLS, 26KB)

Audit reports

Reports are for compliance with the B.C. Integrated Pest Management Act (IPM):

• 2022 Agricultural Pesticide User Compliance Audit (PDF, 438KB)
• 2022 Aerial Pesticide Service Licensee Compliance Audit (PDF, 1MB)
• 2021 Landscape and Lawn Care Service Licensee Compliance Audit (PDF, 1.4MB)
• 2020 Unlicensed Golf Course Pesticide Use Audit (PDF, 630KB)
• 2020 Audit of the Fumigation Sector
  • An audit of vendors and users of fumigant pesticides
• 2019 Audit of B.C. Forestry Pesticide Users (PDF, 1MB)
  • An audit of forestry pesticides users
• 2019 Audit of B.C. Public Agencies in the Landscape Sector (PDF, 1MB)
  • An audit of public agency landscape pesticide users
• 2019 Audit of the Structural Sector in B.C. (PDF, 1.5MB)
  • An audit of structural pesticide users
• 2017 Audit of Golf Courses in B.C. (PDF, 1MB)
  • An audit of golf courses
• 2016 Vendor Assessment Report (PDF, 237KB)
  • Report on assessment of pesticide vendors
• 2016 IPMA Vendor Assessment List (PDF, 903KB)
  • The inspected vendors and their compliance results

Guides

Find information and requirements from the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation for specified pest management sectors:

• Sector-specific requirements
• Regulation explanatory notes

Manuals

Manuals related to home, garden, landscape and structural pest management are available to order.

Find information and suggestions for pest prevention and integrated pest management that can be used at home or in your garden:

• Review the Home and Garden Pest Management Guide for B.C.

Integrated pest management manuals

These handbooks by L.A. Gilkeson and R.W. Adams are used in certification training for pesticide applicators:

• Integrated Pest Management Manual for Landscape Pests in British Columbia (2000)
  • Chapters cover specific types of sites and pest problems, including weeds, insects, diseases, general vegetation management
• Integrated Pest Management Manual for Structural Pests in British Columbia (1996)
  • Chapters cover specific pests common in B.C., such as carpenter ants, cockroaches, fleas, rodents, stored products pests, termites, silverfish and others
• Order Integrated Pest Management Manuals

Pesticide sales and use surveys in B.C.

Review the comparative analysis of trends in pesticide sales and use:

• Check out pesticide trends