Headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) was evaluated for the determination of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables by gas chromatography with an electron capture detector (GC-ECD).The fiber used was coated with polydimethylsiloxane (100 μm thickness) and the analytical conditions employed have been developed and optimized in an earlier study.The results show that the HS-SPME procedure gave better linearity, accuracy, precision, detection and quantification limits and is adequate for analyzing pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables.