pesticide safety
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A recent routine inspection at a local farm which grows and sells fruits and vegetables to restaurants, stores and the public discovered pesticide misuse of “Complete Insect Killer” (EPA Reg. No. 92564-12) on cabbages, eggplants and cucumber plants. The Complete Insect...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) — Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources (ACNR) Division’s Agriculture Extension Program (AEP), in partnership with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) hosted a three-day training earlier this month...

![To ensure that the affected crops that have been sprayed by this pesticide do not reach the market for public consumption, AS-EPA collaborated with the Department of Health (DOH) to immediately condemn and dispose of the affected produce. [courtesy photo] Disposing of the affected produce](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/pesticide_inspection.png?itok=mvb3OZze)
![Extension Specialist in Agriculture and Agribusiness from Michigan State University Tom Smith and ASEPA’s Pesticide Chief Tualagai Gaoteote talk about pesticide applicators at a farm during a recent pesticide training. The training, which was hosted by ASCC-ACNR and ASEPA, provided a comprehensive overview of pesticide safety and workers protection. [photo: D.Helsham, ASCC-ACNR] ichigan State University Tom Smith and ASEPA’s Pesticide Chief Tualagai Gaoteote](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/extension_specialist_copy.png?itok=x05SDgh6)