Clayton T. Myers, Ph.D.

His responsibilities include regulatory issues related to insecticides and insecticide resistance management. Dr. Myers also serves on USDA’s hemp working group, providing input on numerous regulatory issues for this newly legalized crop, with an emphasis on registration of needed crop protection tools. Prior to joining OPMP, Dr. Myers worked at EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs for nearly a decade, and he has extensive experience in pesticide benefits/usage analysis, label review, and insecticide efficacy review. Dr. Myers has both a research and practical background in IPM for specialty crops. He earned his Ph.D. from Penn State University and grew up on a small family fruit farm in Central Pennsylvania. Dr. Myers also served as a post-doctoral researcher with USDA-ARS at the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, WV.