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Prepare for Pennsylvania's private applicator exam with this live webinar. Learn key concepts, safety, and regulations through expert-led presentations and activities.

Starting early and planning ahead allows growers to establish and support biocontrols, creating a proactive, effective, and sustainable greenhouse pest management system.

Entomology 102 explores insects and arthropods affecting health, homes, and agriculture, highlighting pests, pollinators, beneficial species, and the ecological role of spiders in Pennsylvania.

Prepare for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s certified pesticide applicator exam while learning safe, effective, and environmentally responsible pesticide use practices.

What you need and how to do the LD50 demonstration, including a list of supplies, purpose, and the procedures.

Learn how to read a label by answering questions to compare two Hot Shot Fogger labels to see how these products are similar and different.

Find a list of supplies and detailed procedures on how to do the lure demonstration for monitoring and/or controlling pests.

Belowground pests can be challenging in corn production (grain or silage), particularly when it is grown in the same fields year after year.

Explore insect biology, behavior, and identification in this eight-part introductory series. Learn how insects support ecosystems and agriculture. No pesticide or continuing education credits offered.

A workshop covering soil fumigation principles and practices offering to PDA category 21 credits is being offered by Penn State Extension.

La base de un programa de Manejo Integral de Plagas es la exploración.

With regular and systematic scouting, you will be better able to detect plant problems before they get out of hand.

Applicators who apply restricted-use pesticides must be certified as a private applicator or must work under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.

This demonstration illustrates how exposure to pesticides can be significantly reduced by wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).

Content in this video meet training requirements under the OSHA HazCom 2012 Guidelines on the Global Harmonization Standard.

This document provides a detailed explanation with background information on the poison prevention message. If you are new to the program, this would be a good place to start.

Spined stilt bugs are an occasional pest of greenhouse tomatoes that can cause flower and fruit abortion and unsightly feeding damage in mature fruits.

House centipedes are of little concern to homeowners, despite their long legs and scary appearance. They feed on many different arthropods, including pest insects.

Penn State Pesticide Education Program brings you an informative video on the importance of storing pesticides properly.

This video demonstrates tank mixing/compatibility of pesticide products, using common household products, to show what happens if materials are not compatible.

This video demonstrates pesticide formulations and packaging using common household products that share similar properties of the pesticides products.

This video explains a demonstration on how knowledge of pesticide formulations is essential for proper measuring of pesticide products.

Explore the origin, spread, identification, biology, and management of the two-spotted cotton leafhopper, an emerging pest affecting agricultural and specialty crops.

iMapInvasives allows community members, land managers, and natural resource professionals to report sightings of invasive species found in Pennsylvania.

Learn about the various nest types of stinging insects, including honey bees, bumble bees, yellowjackets, and mud daubers, and how they build and defend them.