Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Checklist

Learn about programs that benefit applicators by providing a means of disposing unwanted or unused pesticides and recycling pesticide containers.

Learn how to access information in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture's PaPlants website and how being a registered user can provide even more information.

Links to Penn State information and miscellaneous websites related to Worker Protection standards.

For all pesticides to be effective against the pests they are intended to control, they must be biologically active, or toxic.

This article discusses bed bug biology and habitat and describes how an Integrated Pest Management program for bed bugs should include identification and surveillance along with various cultural, mechanical, and chemical control options.

An adjuvant is added to a pesticide product or pesticide spray mixture to enhance the pesticide's performance and/or the physical properties of the spray mixture.

Pesticide applicators are responsible for drift related damage and could face a potential lawsuit.

Find your Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Regional Office and contact information.

This article describes the proper procedures for storing pesticides and application equipment.