Pesticide Safety
The Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) provides training for people in AVÀÇÂÛ̳ who:
- apply restricted use pesticides
- apply any pesticides on property other than their own or their employers
- apply pesticides on public school (K-12) grounds and facilities
All of these situations require the applicator to be a certified pesticide applicator
with the AVÀÇÂÛ̳ DEC Pesticide Branch.
The secondary purpose of PSEP is to provide consumers and the public with information
on pesticide safety and pesticide hazards. The program encourages communication between
pesticide safety educators, pesticide regulators, pesticide applicators and the public.
PSEP is a workforce training program and an environmental conservation program.
Check the calendar on this page for the current PSEP class schedule.
Part of our program includes 8 self-paced that qualify for CEUs for Certified Pesticide Applicators. The , but if CEUs are desired . Course topics include bird vetch, controlling the spread of invasive plants and more.
Pesticide safety is a matter of public concern. All pesticides are poisons. Pesticides should only be used to control a known pest and only when other, less toxic options have been tried and failed. Pesticides should always be part of an integrated pest management system.
Consumers should be aware that the federal of 1996 gave EPA categorical authority to exclude pest control products which may include any of 63 naturally occurring substances as exempt for EPA regulations. These products, often marketed as poison free are untested as to their hazard to human health, the environment and non target organisms, or on their ability to control pests.
Information from the National Pesticide Information Center!
Common Pesticide Question:
Dirty Work Clothes: How Should I Wash Out Pesticides?
To browse the whole collection of Fact Sheets, visit this site:
Signal Words Topic Fact Sheet from the National Pesticide Information Center
The AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Control Program hosts a website that allows you to search for pesticide products for use in AVÀÇÂÛ̳:
Pesticide product registration is regulated by the State of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Department of Environmental Conservation. You can register pesticide products through their website:
The regulatory body that regulates the use, disposal, storage, and sale of pesticides. On this website you can find information about:
- Bed Bugs
- Integrated Pest Management
- Pesticide-Use Permits
- Pesticides and Water Quality
Information regarding can be found through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Pesticide Safety Training Program is a partnership between the
- (EPA)
- (NIFA)
- University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service