Selecting and using pesticides

Selecting and purchasing

Information on choosing the best pesticide for a pest problem on the farm:

• Selecting and purchasing pesticides
• About pesticides - types, names and formulations (PDF)

Resistance management

Guidelines for preventing or reducing the development of pesticide resistance:

• Resistance management

Pesticides and urban interface

Guidelines for reducing conflict related to pesticides in the urban interface:

• Pesticides and the urban interface

Managing pesticide drift

Guidelines for minimizing pesticide drift to non-target areas:

• Berry spray drift management (PDF)

• Drift sensitive areas (PDF)

• Herbicide drift on grapes (PDF)

• Orchard spray drift management (PDF)

Environmental protection

Information on what happens to pesticides in the environment and how to minimize their impacts.

• Environmental protection and pesticides (PDF)