Our Mission
The Pesticide Education Program strives to educate all pesticide
applicators and users across the Commonwealth about pest management
alternatives, including the safe, proper, and legal use of pesticides.
The program promotes responsible decision-making, which will protect
pesticide users, public health, plant and animal health, and the
environment.
Our Goals
- Fostering the development and maintenance of productive,
profitable, and competitive businesses and a sustainable food system in
Pennsylvania's changing economic climate; and
- Ensuring the long-term vitality and sustainability of
Pennsylvania's natural resources and local environments as related to
pesticides and pest management; and
- Enabling people to reach informed decisions on complex issues
involving the use of pesticides by providing information and
educational opportunities.
How We Accomplish Them
- Providing recertification training as requested;
- Providing relevant pesticide and pest management videos and slide show presentations;
- Updating fact sheets and developing new ones as needed;
- Updating current pesticide applicator study materials;
- Providing in-service education courses for Penn State technical service employees, faculty, and county staff;
- Developing Pesticide Education/Integrated Pest Management curricula
and educational materials for secondary science and agricultural
science teachers; and
- Conducting pesticide, pest management, and crop production surveys.
