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The Department of Entomology has numerous resources to assist homeowners and professionals to identify and understand the nature of insects and to find safe, effective, economical, and sustainable solutions to their pest problems.
- Insect Images
- Online insect image collections to help you identify your insects
- Insect Identification
- Resources to help identify and learn more about insects
- Gardening for Pollinators
- Biological Control
- Information and tutorials to assist with the practice of biological control and integrated pest management
- Penn State Pesticide Education Program
- The Pesticide Education Program strives to educate all pesticide applicators and users across the Commonwealth about pest management alternatives, including the safe, proper, and legal use of pesticides. The program promotes responsible decision making, which will protect pesticide users, public health, plant and animal health, and the environment.
- Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
- This Penn State program promotes unbiased scientific inquiry, collaborative discussion, cooperative program development, and informed public engagement to support diverse pathways toward more sustainable agricultural and food systems.
- The Great Insect Fair
- The Great Insect Fair is our annual extravaganza celebrating insect with lots of activities, games, crafts, tasty treats and fun for everyone!
- The Frost Entomological Museum
- The museum houses the insect and related arthropod collections of The Pennsylvania State University and serves a valuable educational function by making insect biodiversity accessible to the general public through displays for the casual visitor and educational visits for school groups and other interested organizations.
- Español Hoja de Información
- Estas páginas proveen materiales educativos sobre los insectos y otras plagas artrópodas, los métodos para manejar estas plagas, información sobre la seguridad con los pesticidas y el Manejo Integral de Plagas (IPM por sus siglas en inglés) y enlaces a páginas similares en otras universidades.
