Most Commonly Used Conventional Pesticide Active Ingredients
Home and Garden Market Sector, 2001 and 1999 Estimates 
(Ranked by Range in Millions of Pounds of Active Ingredient)
2,4-D
Glyphosate
Pendimethalin
Diazinon
MCPP
Carbaryl
Dicamba
Malathion
DCPA
Benefin
Note: Does not include moth controls: Paradiclorobenzene (30 – 35 million pounds per year) and naphthaline (2 – 4 million pounds per year). Also does not include insect repellent N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (5 – 7 millions pounds per year).
H indicates herbicide and I, insecticide. NA indicates that an estimate is not available.
Source: EPA proprietary data. EPA Sales and Usage data.
