Pesticide safety and education

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Bilingual glossary of terms for pesticide certification and training

The Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative produced this bilingual glossary of terms for Spanish-speaking workers or anyone conducting pesticide certification and training. A diverse group of translators from seven different countries worked together to ensure the glossary is accurate and practical for real-world use.

Nov 2025 | Online resource

PestiSeguro™/ PestiSafe™ App

This smartphone application was developed by the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH) for forest and agricultural workers who work with herbicides and pesticides. The app provides an English to Spanish translation of commonly used pesticide labels in the Pacific Northwest.

Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center | Oct 2025 | Online resource

Credit: Ken Gray Insect Image Collection (Cropped from original)

Management of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets on rangeland and pastures

Learn how Eastern Oregon ranchers can protect forage from pest outbreaks. Discover when populations exceed thresholds, how treatments are coordinated across large areas and which chemical tools provide cost-effective relief while minimizing environmental impact.

Will Price, Scott Duggan, Sergio Arispe | Jun 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Gray level)

Featured Resources

Six Steps to Calibrate and Optimize Airblast Sprayers for Orchards and Vineyards

In six steps, learn how to calibrate, optimize, and verify coverage for an airblast sprayer to ensure that you are getting every drop to the crop.

Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel, Lav Khot, Michelle Moyer, Steve Castagnoli | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Credit: Nick Andrews (Cropped from original)

Pesticides Risk Reduction with Minimum Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is in short supply in many areas. Oregon IPM Center compiled a list of pesticides that do not require more than basic, single layer PPE (long-sleeved shirt, long pants, socks and stout shoes, with chemically resistant gloves). Always read the label before applying any pesticide.

Jun 2020 | Online resource

Preventing Water Contamination and Pesticide Drift: A Checklist for Pesticide Applicators

When applying pesticides it is important to avoid water contamination and pesticide drift as much as possible. This checklist can help. Three separate checklists (before, during and after) make it easier to remember...

Tim Stock, Steve Castagnoli | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

More IPM resources

• Solve Pest Problems: Learn research-based, safe, and effective tactics for common garden and property pests and weeds. We provide non-chemical methods alongside the most effective and least toxic chemical options available, to reduce risk to people and the environment. Solve Pest Problems is a partnership between OSU and Oregon stakeholders to provide a user-friendly online resource to help urban and rural property managers to solve pest problems.
• School IPM Program: OSU's School IPM Program works with area schools to improve pest management while reducing costs, workload, and the risks from pests and pesticides. Program activities include: IPM Planning and Coordinator Trainings, Resource Material, Low-impact pesticide options, Fact sheets about ants, mice, rodents, and other structural pests are available.
• Oregon IPM Center: Oregon's Statewide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program aims to achieve economically sustainable pest management for Oregon's agricultural industries with reduced risks to human health and the environment. Our tools and projects help farmers adapt to an increasingly uncertain world through high impact science and education partnerships.