Common Pesticide Questions

What are Common Pesticide Questions?

NPIC Common Pesticide Questions are stories about questions or concerns people frequently ask NPIC. The stories show what an actual conversation with a Pesticide Specialist can be like. A question is chosen because it involves circumstances or experiences where a message of hazard prevention is discussed. Scenarios might also be selected because the situation is remarkable in some way. NPIC Common Pesticide Questions are meant to be informational and to prevent unsafe pesticide practices.

We hope the collection helps to answer your questions, and prevent unsafe situations. If you don't see your question here, try our Pesticide Quick FAQs or give us a call!

PestiByte PODCasts are available for some of the following Common Pesticide Questions. PestiBytes are short (1-2 minute) interviews with NPIC pesticide specialists on each of the topics. Click the headphone icon below the title to download and listen to the PODCast.

Cover the Holes When Baiting for Moles (or Gophers)!	With a Baby on the Way... Is It Okay to Spray? PestiByte PODCast	Dirty Work Clothes: How Should I Wash Out Pesticides? PestiByte PODCast	How Can I Wash Pesticides From Fruit and Veggies? PestiByte PODCast
How Do I Clean and Disinfect Toys?	When to Plant After Using Weed Killer PestiByte PODCast	What Should I Do During Mosquito Spraying? PestiByte PODCast	My Home Is Being Sprayed, Should I Go or Stay?
How "Safe" Are Pesticides?	Can Bug Bombs Really Explode?	Was I Overexposed Using DEET Under Clothes?	Get Rid of the Mouse! With Kids In the House? PestiByte PODCast
A Mothball Mishap? PestiByte PODCast	Could Snail Bait Hurt My Dog? PestiByte PODCast	Will the Goose Eat the Granules? What About Wildlife?	Would I Hurt the Fish by Weeding and Feeding the Lawn? PestiByte PODCast
Will this Weed Killer Hurt my Grass?	One or Three? Too Many Foggers Can Hurt Me	Should Kids Use Bug Spray? PestiByte PODCast	Pesticides and Food Containers Just Don't Mix
If It's Made of the Same Stuff...Isn't the Cheaper One Good Enough?	I Left For a Minute...Did My Dog Get In It?	Time to Pick the Veggies! What About the Residue?

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