Always follow all federal and state laws and policies regarding educational content and trainer credentials.
The New York State Integrated Pest Management Program strongly supports education on the safe use of pesticides as just one of the INTEGRATED tools for reducing insect, weed, and disease pests in agriculture and community settings. We’re pleased to help promote this important topic. Their website provides clear information for all aspects of pesticide information… from homeowner education to resources for professional applicators.
The purpose of National Pesticide Safety Education Month is to reinforce core principles of safe pesticide use with many audiences and raise awareness of and support for the land-grant university Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEPs).
How can they help YOU learn AND raise awareness? Visit their website for these options:
Download the FLYER… print out and share.
Follow the NATIONAL PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION MONTH team on Twitter
How does IPM tie in to Pesticide Safety?
IPM—integrated pest management—is your choice for solid science, sound solutions in dealing with pests. We promote safe, least-toxic solutions to both pest and pesticide problems.
What can IPM do for you? IPM helps you deal with pests—insects, plant diseases, weeds, and more—with methods that help keep health and environmental risks as low as possible while saving you money.
What’s in a name? IPM is integrated because it brings together, or integrates, a range of biological, organic, cultural, mechanical, and chemical options for pest problems. And it’s about management because you can only manage pests—you can’t eliminate them, no matter what people say. Although IPM used to focus on insect pests, the range now includes fungi, bacteria, viruses, weeds, wildlife, and more.
Integrated pest management rarely relies on just one tactic—it integrates tactics to prevent pests entirely or reduce them to levels you can live with in agricultural and community settings. Learn more about us at our website.
