Development and distribution of educational materials and programs relating to integrated pest management (IPM) and pesticide regulation, use and safety. Responsibilities include:

• Integrated Pest Management Coordinator for the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Associate Director (Regulatory Issues) for the Southern Region Integrated Pest Management Center
• Project Leader for the North Carolina Pest Management Information Program.
• Coordinator of the Pesticides, Alternatives and Food Quality Protection Act Program for the National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management.
• Editor of the North Carolina Pest News, a weekly newsletter (April to September) containing timely information on the status of insect and disease pests on agricultural crops, ornamental crops and in urban areas in North Carolina, and co-editor of the Pesticide Broadcast, a newsletter containing current information on pesticide use, registration and safety.
• Departmental editor for the insect control section of the annual North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual produced by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
• Educational program leader (North Carolina Pesticide Safety Education Program) for the training of commercial pesticide applicators seeking certification/licensing in the Agricultural Pest Control - Plant category in North Carolina.
  
  Links

  Publications List
  Toth's Curriculum Vita
  Integrated Pest Management Site
  NC Pesticide Information Program
  Pesticide Safety Program