The safest pesticides for your home, ranked by pest control experts
USA Today
2026.08.01
Every pesticide on the market has a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration number. This means it has been evaluated for ecological and human health risks, assessing factors like reasonable risk to the environment and wildlife, human toxicity and exposure limits.
Chase Woolsey, founder and licensed technician with Solera Pest Control in Houston, says this means the product has minimal to low risk when you use it as instructed. But it’s not a general safety rating. If he had to point to one safety measure for homeowners, he would highlight the signal words Caution, Warning and Danger.
Every pesticide on the market has a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration number. This means it has been evaluated for ecological and human health risks, assessing factors like reasonable risk to the environment and wildlife, human toxicity and exposure limits.
Chase Woolsey, founder and licensed technician with Solera Pest Control in Houston, says this means the product has minimal to low risk when you use it as instructed. But it’s not a general safety rating. If he had to point to one safety measure for homeowners, he would highlight the signal words Caution, Warning and Danger.
Read more here