华盛顿州立大学农药资源与教育项目 – 华盛顿州农药施药员教育平台

项目隶属与定位

华盛顿州立大学农药资源与教育项目（Pesticide Resources and Education Program，简称 PREP）隶属于华盛顿州立大学农业、人类与自然资源科学学院（CAHNRS），办公地点在华盛顿州普尔曼（Pullman, WA 99164-5912）。项目最早于上世纪七十年代中期由州政府与 WSU 合作设立，最初任务是为农药施药员提供执照培训，后来逐步扩展到家庭园艺、室内害虫、学校与建筑害虫的综合害虫管理资料编写，是华盛顿州唯一由公立大学负责的跨学科农药与 IPM 教学单位。

执照培训与认证课程

PREP 的核心业务是按华盛顿州农业部（WSDA）规定为农药施药员提供 Pre-License（领证前培训）和 Recertification（再认证培训）。培训方式分线下课、网课和网络研讨会三种，授课语言以英语为主，西班牙语课程由 Micaela Proano 等专员负责。课程目录包括 Pest Control Operator（PCO）通用课、农业航空施药员手册，以及面向 WSDA 新颁 C&T（Certification and Training）规则的过渡课程。完成 PREP 课程并通过 WSDA 考试是州内施药员申领与续延执照的前提。

Hortsense、Pestsense 与 School IPM 三个子项目

面向家庭园艺用户，PREP 维护 Hortsense 资料库（hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu），按植物种类和害虫种类双索引，提供化学、生物与栽培三类防治方法的对比建议；面向住宅与公共建筑室内害虫，则由 Pestsense 资料库（pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu）补充。School IPM 子站（schoolipm.wsu.edu）由 Brittny Jones 牵头，专为 K-12 校园和学区提供 IPM 实施指南、教师温室 IPM 课件、害虫预防景观设计样板，并跟踪华盛顿州学校害虫管理立法。

建筑害虫 IPM 与有害生物防治委员会

针对专业有害生物防治（PCO）行业，PREP 设有 Structural Pest IPM 子站（structuralpest.wsu.edu），与华盛顿州有害生物防治委员会（WSPCB）协作发布白蚁、干燥木虫、臭虫、城市鼠类等建筑害虫的非化学优先治理方案。Christina Mercado 负责的 PICOL（Pesticide Information Center Online）数据库收录州内登记农药的产品标签、限制使用农药名单与施药员纪律记录，供合规查询。

团队、出版与延伸资源

PREP 现有常任教职与推广专员约 12 人，主任 Wendy Wheeler 兼助理教授，副主任 Javier Gutierrez Illan。出版物经 Adrienne Burke 与 Kristi Boone 审核后通过 WSU Extension 渠道发行，免费向州内居民寄送。延伸资源包括 IPM 视频、植物问题诊断、抗欧洲金龟甲、修剪作为 IPM 工具、保护传粉昆虫等系列短片，以及面向农业工人的 WPS（Worker Protection Standard）合规手册与 EPA 张贴海报。

Affiliation and Mission

The Washington State University Pesticide Resources and Education Program (PREP) sits inside WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS), with offices in Pullman, WA 99164-5912. The program was set up in the mid-1970s as a joint effort between the state government and WSU to train pesticide applicators; over time it grew into a university-wide hub for pesticide licensing and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) reference material covering home gardens, indoor pests, structural pests, and K-12 school grounds.

Licensing and Recertification Courses

PREP delivers Pre-License and Recertification training required by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) for pesticide applicators. Courses are offered in person, online, and via webinar, with English as the primary language and Spanish support handled by specialists such as Micaela Proano. The catalog includes Pest Control Operator (PCO) general courses, the National Aerial Applicator Manual for aerial pest control, and a set of C&T (Certification and Training) transition courses aligned with WSDA’s recent regulatory changes.

Hortsense, Pestsense, and School IPM

For home gardeners, PREP maintains Hortsense (hortsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu), a fact-sheet library indexed by both plant and pest, with side-by-side notes on chemical, biological, and cultural controls. Pestsense (pestsense.cahnrs.wsu.edu) covers indoor pests in homes and public buildings. The School IPM site (schoolipm.wsu.edu), led by Brittny Jones, supplies K-12 schools and districts with IPM implementation guides, greenhouse IPM curricula for teachers, pest-prevention landscaping templates, and tracking of Washington State school pest management statutes.

Structural Pest IPM and WSPCB Collaboration

For the professional pest control operator (PCO) trade, PREP runs Structural Pest IPM (structuralpest.wsu.edu) in collaboration with the Washington State Pest Control Board, publishing non-chemical-first treatment plans for termites, drywood beetles, bed bugs, and urban rodents. Christina Mercado maintains PICOL (Pesticide Information Center Online), which lists product labels for registered state pesticides, restricted-use materials, and applicator disciplinary records for compliance look-ups.

Team, Publications, and Outreach

PREP has roughly a dozen permanent faculty and extension staff. Director Wendy Wheeler also serves as Assistant Professor; Javier Gutierrez Illan is the Associate Director and Assistant Professor. Publications go through review by Adrienne Burke and Kristi Boone before being distributed free of charge through the WSU Extension channel. Outreach resources include an IPM video series on plant problem diagnosis, European chafer, pruning as an IPM tool, and pollinator protection, plus WPS (Worker Protection Standard) compliance manuals and EPA posters for agricultural workers.

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