Purdue Offers Pesticide Database

Purdue University scientists are offering gardeners an online database of pesticides. The database is intended to make chemical selection more convenient.

A systems analyst for Purdue’s Center for Environmental Regulatory Information Systems said the National Pesticide Information Retrieval System contains information about registered pesticides at the state and federal levels.

The NPIRS federal database includes the Office of Pesticide Programs’ registered and canceled pesticide products, chemical ingredients, company information and a label system if the product registration number is known.

The state database is searchable by active ingredient, site of application, pest to be controlled, Environmental Protection Agency registration number, product name and company name. Multiple criteria can be entered through a series of steps to narrow the products listed.

Registered states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia.

Product information for the states is continuously updated. Pesticide queries may be conducted at http://ppis.ceris.purdue.edu/htbin/ppisprod.com.