1. If you need medical attention immediately, call the Poison Control Center at 800-222-1222.
   1. You can also visit EPA's page on Pesticide Emergency Information for general first aid instructions.
   2. For information on poisoning symptoms and treatment information for specific pesticides, view the EPA publication Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings.
   3. International: If you are outside the U.S. and its territories, find your country's poison center using the World Health Organization Poison Centre's Directory or European Chemical Agency Poison Centre's website.
 
2. Workplace exposure: If the situation involves an exposure at work, misapplication, or drift, call your state pesticide regulatory agency or local OSHA office to report occupational exposure.
 
3. Consider reporting the incident to the product manufacturer. Manufacturers are required by law to submit reports of adverse effects to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 

Is it a drug or a pesticide? Some pest-controlling products applied to humans are considered drugs (pharmaceuticals). Adverse reactions to drugs should be reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

To discuss an exposure or report an incident, call NPIC at 800-858-7378, email us at npic@oregonstate.edu, or chat Monday through Friday.

1. For life-threatening symptoms like seizures, unconsciousness, or difficulty breathing, consider taking your animal immediately to a local veterinarian or emergency animal hospital.

   Emergency advice/pet poison control (a consultation fee may apply):

   • ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435.
   • Pet Poison Helpline at 855-764-7661.
 
2. Adverse effects: Consider reporting the incident to the product manufacturer. Manufacturers are required by law to submit reports of adverse effects to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 
3. Consider contacting your state pesticide regulatory agency.
 
4. After your pet has received medical attention, call NPIC at 800-858-7378, email us at npic@oregonstate.edu, or chat Monday through Friday to discuss the incident.
 
5. For more information, visit our page about pesticide poisoning in pets.

Is it a drug or a pesticide? Some pest-control products applied to animals are considered drugs (pharmaceuticals). Adverse reactions to drugs should be reported to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

1. Report pesticide incidents involving wildlife (including bees), air, soil or water, to your state pesticide regulatory agency. Consider contacting your state environmental agency as well.
 
2. For animals injured by pesticides, contact a veterinarian or wildlife rehabilitation center. Local animal control or Human Society offices may be able to help. Untrained persons should not touch or handle injured animals.
 
3. If you believe a violation of environmental laws and regulations has occurred, report to the U.S. EPA.
 
4. Consider reporting the incident to the product manufacturer. Manufacturers are required by law to submit reports of adverse effects to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

To discuss environmental concerns, call NPIC at 800-858-7378, email us at npic@oregonstate.edu, or chat Monday through Friday.

The pesticide regulator on tribal land may be a tribal designee, or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

You can report pesticide incidents online, or call your Regional EPA Office to identify the right people to investigate. Ask to speak with someone in the pesticide program.

For additional assistance, call NPIC at 800-858-7378, email us at npic@oregonstate.edu, or chat Monday through Friday.

Potential violations should be reported to the state pesticide regulatory agency.

Situations you may want to report to your regulatory agency include:

• Pesticide drift
• Applications where label directions or local regulations were not followed
• Applications of restricted-use pesticides by uncertified applicators
• Sale of illegal, counterfeit, canceled, and restricted pesticides

To discuss drift, illegal pesticide activity, or misuse, call NPIC at 800-858-7378, email us at npic@oregonstate.edu, or chat Monday through Friday.

Certain problems with pesticide products should be reported to your state pesticide regulatory agency, while others should be reported to the product manufacturer.