Objective To understand the pesticide residues in vegetables and fruits in Shaanxi Province.Method Samples were gathered randomly from six major cities and counties in farm fairs and supermarkets separately in September 2004 and September 2005.455 samples of 18 kinds of vegetables and fruits were examined for 22 kinds of pesticides by GC and GC-MS.Results The results obtained from the 174 samples of 2004 showed that the positive rates of organic phosphorous,carbamate pesticide,pyrethroid pesticide and dieofol were 18.39%,12.64%.31.03% and 4.02%respectively,and 18.39%,2.87%,0.00% and 0.00%respectively,exceeded the limit of national standard.The results obtained from the 281 samples of 2005 showed that the positive rates of organic phosphorous,carbamate pesticides,pyrethroid pesticide and dieofol were 34.16%,5.34%,52.67% and 37.01% respectively,and 27.40%,0.00%,1.07%,6.41% respectively exceeded the limit of national standard.Conclusion In Shaanxi Province,residues of organic phosphorous and dieofol were relatively serious in vegetables and fruits.