PHARM Blog

Earlier this summer, Vermont officials confirmed the discovery of the Pale swallowwort (Vincetoxicum rossicum) in Burlington, Vermont.

How would you know if beech leaf disease, often abbreviated as “BLD”, has infected your beech trees?

The pesticide certification exam(s) ensure that pesticide application is done in a manner that best reduces risks to the public, worker health, and the environment.

Beware of this poisonous lookalike if you are foraging for ramps

VAAFM collects ticks statewide at 48 locations twice every spring to monitor numbers of ticks and the diseases they may carry.

VAAFM is responsible for licensing pesticide applicators to ensure pesticides are used properly and to protect the people and the environment of Vermont.

If you think you’ve found spotted lanternfly, take a photo, capture the insect and freeze it and report it.

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use.

Started in 2017, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture’s Passive Tick Surveillance Program (PTSP) collects information about ticks in Vermont using citizen-collected ticks.

Act 41 addresses some common on-farm practices wherein operators were composting food residuals and food processing residuals for use on their farms or to offer for sale to the public.