Pesticide Education Blog And News

Water Found in Swimming Pool Covers Perfect for Mosquitoes

May 7, 2012

This week’s guest blog was written by Tom Smith, West Nile Virus Program Administrator, in the Penn State York County Extension Office. With the early detection of West Nile Virus in a horse already, this may be an active year for mosquitoes. We decided to feature a monthly blog article about a West Nile Virus [...]

Need Help Identifying Those Spring Weeds?

April 30, 2012

This blog was written by Kerry Richards, Director of the Pesticide Education Program, and Jeff Borger, Instructor in Turfgrass Weed Management at Penn State. Spring has sprung,… and so have weeds in  the landscape. The foundation of a good Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is identifying the pest, and weeds are no exception. Fortunately, a new [...]

Reaching a New Audience at a Public Health Fair

April 16, 2012

Our guest blogger this week is Kelly Over, our Education Program Assistant. Kelly helps coordinate our outreach educational programming. National Public Health Week On Wednesday, April 4th, the Penn State Pesticide Education Program enthusiastically participated in The Pennsylvania State University’s 6th Annual Public Health Fair located at the Hetzel Union Building on the University Park [...]