Pesticide Safety

While pesticides are useful to the home gardener, precautions should always be taken to ensure the safety of your family, pets and other animals.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Gardening Tips: Pesticide Safety
• Pesticide Information Office

UF/IFAS Publications

• Glove Selection for Working with Pesticides
• Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Safety
• Pesticide Safety (PDF)
• Pesticide Safety: It's Common Sense (PDF)
• Pesticide Safety Around Animals
• Topics: Pesticide Labeling
• Topics: Pesticide Toxicity Profiles
• Understanding Material Safety Data Sheet Language
• Using Pesticides on Your Pet

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Pesticide Storage

Other Sites

• Homeowner Pesticide Safety Information--Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
• Pesticide Safety: A Guide for Gardeners and Homeowners
• Pesticide Safety for the Homeowner--Cooperative Extension Service/The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• A Pesticide Safety Guide for Home Gardeners--Alabama Cooperative Extension System (PDF)