Table 2 USGS crop categories in pesticide source data, based on metadata from USGS30,31 and personal communication with USGS staff scientists.
From: Putting pesticides on the map for pollinator research and conservation
USGS category | Crops included in category | Additional crops in California* |
|---|---|---|
Alfalfa | Alfalfa (hay and haylage) | — |
Corn | Corn (grain and silage) | — |
Cotton | Cotton (all types) | — |
Orchards & grapes | Almonds, apples, apricots, cherries (tart and sweet), grapefruit, grapes, hazelnuts, lemons, oranges, peaches, pears, pecans, pistachios, plums & prunes, tangelos, tangerines, temples, walnuts | Chestnuts, “other” citrus fruit, dates, figs, kiwifruit, kumquats, limes, mangoes, olives, papayas, pecans, persimmons, pistachios, “other” tree nuts |
Other crops | Barley, canola, peanuts, rapeseed, sorghum, sugarbeets, sugarcane, sunflower, tobacco | Christmas trees, flaxseed, grass seed, hops, jojoba, mustard, oats, rye, safflower, taro, triticale, wild rice |
Pasture & hay | Hay and haylage (excluding alfalfa), pastureland, summer fallow | — |
Rice | Rice (all types) | — |
Soybeans | Soybeans (all types) | — |
Vegetables & fruit | Artichokes, asparagus, blackberries, boysenberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cowpeas, cucumbers, dry beans, garlic, lentils, lettuce, loganberries, melons, onions (dry and green), peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, snap beans, spinach, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes | Avocados, beets, blueberries, Brussel sprouts, chicory, cranberries, currants, daikon radish, eggplant, escarole & endive, ginger root, greens, guavas, herbs, horseradish, okra, pineapple, radishes, rhubarb, sweet potatoes, turnips |
Wheat | Wheat (all types) | — |
