| 1997 in-state Maine Agricultural Pesticide Sales | ||
| Data compiled by Maine Board of Pesticides Control | ||
| Note: National statistics show that conventional agricultural pesticides only accounted for about 21% of pesticide use in 1997. Because only agricultural pesticides are included in this table, it does not represent total Maine pesticide use in 1997. | ||
| Active ingredient |
Pounds active ingredient in-state Maine sales in 1997 |
Primary Crop Uses |
| CHLOROTHALONIL | 333,580 | Potatoes |
| MANCOZEB | 302,768 | Potatoes Apples |
| METALAXYL | 96,283 | Potatoes Strawberries Raspberries |
| METIRAM | 59,837 | Apples |
| MALEIC HYDRAZIDE | 48,605 | Potatoes |
| ATRAZINE | 48,557 | Christmas Trees Corn |
| PENDIMETHALIN | 37,973 | Corn |
| METOLACHLOR | 34,863 | Potatoes Corn |
| HEXAZINONE | 34,774 | Blueberries |
| METHAMIDOPHOS | 24,458 | Potatoes |
| TRICLOPYR | 21,844 | Forested Land Right-of-way |
| PHOSMET | 19,808 | Blueberries Right-of-way |
| MCPA | 18,096 | Oats |
| DISULFOTON | 17,183 | Potatoes |
| METRIBUZIN | 15,480 | Potatoes |
| CARBARYL | 13,279 | Potatoes Strawberries Apples |
| CHLORPYRIFOS | 13,194 | Cranberries Sweet Corn Broccoli |
| AZINPHOS-METHYL | 13,058 | Blueberries |
| SIMAZINE | 12,240 | Strawberries Orchard Christmas Trees |
| LINURON | 10,958 | Potatoes Dry Beans |
| METHOXYCHLOR | 8,782 | Mosquitos Blueberries |
| TRIFORINE | 8,674 | Blueberries |
| ETHOPROP | 8,582 | Potatoes |
| BENOMYL | 8,477 | Apples |
| EPTC | 7,365 | Potatoes |
| NAPROPAMIDE | 6,843 | Strawberries |
| IMIDACLOPRID | 6,788 | Potatoes |
| ETHALFLURALIN | 5,828 | Sorghum |
| CYANAZINE | 5,258 | Corn |
| ENDOTHALL | 3,732 | Potatoes |
| DIAZINON | 3,071 | Cranberries Christmas Trees |
| ENDOSULFAN | 2,897 | Potatoes |
| METHOMYL | 2,348 | Sweet Corn Market Garden |
| DODINE | 1,602 | Apples |
| TRIFLURALIN | 1,596 | Broccoli |
| SETHOXYDIM | 1,591 | Blueberries |
| DICAMBA | 1,364 | Turf Right-of-way Corn |
| DAZOMET | 1,337 | |
| MCPP | 1,124 | Turf |
| PROPAMOCARB | 789 | Potatoes |
| IMAZAPYR | 738 | Right-of-way |
| BENTAZON | 676 | Corn |
| TERBACIL | 512 | Blueberries |
| CARBOFURAN | 394 | Strawberry Market Garden |
| FENARIMOL | 357 | Apples |
| ESFENVALERATE | 286 | Potatoes |
| ACETOCHLOR | 256 | Corn |
| FOMESAFEN SODIUM | 155 | Soybeans |
| BROMACIL | 60 | Right-of-way |
| NICOSULFURON | 33 | |
| ISAZOFOS | 20 | |
| PICLORAM | 18 | |
| CLOPYRALID | 16 | |
| PROPICONIZOLE | 12 | Blueberries |
| PROMETON | 12 | |
| PRIMISULFURON-METHYL | 12 | |
| CHLORIMURON-ETHYL | 2 | |
| METSULFURON-METHYL | 1 | |