Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs (VTPP)
VTPP offers consumers and pest managers information on pesticides, pesticide safety, pest management, educational opportunities and related services. Pesticide applicators can find information on certification training and regulatory information. Extension agents can find assistance with pesticide safety education programming. Please use the tabs at the top of the page to navigate the site. This site runs best with Firefox 5.0 and a minimum screen resolution of 1024 X 768. If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us at "help@vtpp.org" ...M. J. Weaver, Professor & VTPP Director
About
Protecting human health and the environment and promoting regulatory compliance through pesticide safety education.
News
A combination of program news and news feeds from various agricultural, environmental and safety resources referencing pesticides and pest management.
FAQ
A collection of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) dealing with pesticides, pest management, and other related topics we receive routinely.
Information Center
A compilation of pesticide safety education and pest management program information and helpful resources offered by VTPP.
Applicators
Assistance for applicators seeking information on getting certified in Virginia or just seeking pesticide regulatory and safety information.
Consumers
Consumers use "general" use pesticides in and around their own homes and gardens in their daily activities. This is non-occupational pesticide use, does not require certification, and involves the use of home and garden products that are available in consumer retail channels. There are a variety of educational resources available to help consumers use pesticides safely and/or learn about alternatives to the use of pesticides. Other resources help consumers gain knowledge about common pests and pest control associated with our daily lives and environment.
Agents
Although accessible to the public, this side of the VTPP website is designed as an Intranet site - designed for Virginia Extension agents and specialist use only. You are welcome to look, but the content and resources are not available to the public. Some of the resources available for download are secured through a password protected database.
IPM
The IPM (Integrated Pest Management) portion of our program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the Southern IPM Center. Here you can find pest management resources, regulatory impact information on pest management, and IPM documents (crop profiles, pest management strategic plans, and IPM Elements) developed with our sponsors, collaborators, and stakeholders. We work primarily with crops at risk of limitations of IPM practices. See the Virginia IPM Website (in our list of Important IPM Websites) for more information on other IPM programs at Virginia Tech.
IR-4
VTPP is actively involved in providing pest management needs information on specialty crops to interested parties, such as the national IR-4 program. We administer the IR-4 program in Virginia. The VTPP Director serves as the IR-4 state liaison representative.
Museum
A historical collection of pest management, pesticide safety, and other disciplines of the early agricultural experiment station in Virginia. Our effort is to preserve, entertain, and educate. This is a virtual museum, but we have organized it as if it were a "brick and mortar" facility with sections arranged in the galleries of a large building. Imagine touring it by entering here and wandering through each gallery viewing displays as you go. Enjoy and learn!
Privacy Statement
Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs has created this statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site (http://www.vtpp.ext.vt.edu) and its alternate and alias addresses which include: http://vtpp.org, http://www.vtpp.org, http://pesticidepics.com, http://pesticidepics.org, http://pesticidelinks.org, http://pesticidelinks.com, http://pesticidetutor.org, http://pesticidetutor.com.
