This educational program focuses on the application of scientific principles to the control of insect, animal, and weed infestation of domesticated plant populations and other settings, including the prevention/reduction of attendant economic loss; agricultural crops; and the control of environmental pollution and degradation related to pest infestation and pest control measures. This program typically includes in depth instruction in entomology, plant pathology and physiology, applicable animal sciences, crop science, weed science, and environmental toxicology.
The following colleges and universities provide majors and degree programs in Plant Protection and Pest Management.
- California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA - California State Polytechnic University: Pomona
Pomona, CA - California State University: Fresno
Fresno, CA - College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA - Cornell University
Ithaca, NY - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL - Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, FL - Iowa State University
Ames, IA - Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS - North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC - North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND - Ohio State University: Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH - San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA - South Central College
North Mankato, MN - State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY - Texas A&M University
College Station, TX - University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HI - University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI - University of Idaho
Moscow, ID - University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Lincoln, NE - Washington State University
Pullman, WA - West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX