PESTICIDE POLICY INFORMATION & ASSESSMENT
When using this website, keep in the mind the correct definition of a pesticide: any substance that kills, repels, or otherwise controls any pest. Herbicides (weedkillers), fungicides, rodenticides, insecticides, etc. are all pesticides.
The Pesticide Policy Information and Assessment Program is designed to gather and transmit information on issues relevant to pest management strategies, including the use of pesticides.
The program director serves as a liaison between pest managers, agencies, and institutions such as
The program connects such stakeholders to each other to facilitate development and use of research-based information about pesticide use, policies, regulations, developing issues, and technologies.
The program’s long-term objective is improved pesticide policy to:
Program and project leader contact: amybrown@umd.edu
The program director serves as a liaison between pest managers, agencies, and institutions such as
- University and state and federal officials
- researchers
- Extension educators
- growers
- consumers
- health care providers
- and other stakeholders
The program connects such stakeholders to each other to facilitate development and use of research-based information about pesticide use, policies, regulations, developing issues, and technologies.
The program’s long-term objective is improved pesticide policy to:
- ensure continued availability of appropriate pesticides and alternative strategies for pest management and
- protect and enhance human health, wildlife, and the environment.
Program and project leader contact: amybrown@umd.edu