Private/Commercial Applicator

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Training and testing options for the remainder of the pesticide application season

April 4, 2025

Do you still need to obtain your Illinois pesticide applicator or operator license? Now that the in-person pesticide safety education clinics have...

Pesticide related bills being considered now

March 11, 2025

There are several pesticide related bills being considered in the Illinois Senate and House currently. We’ve been told that action will need to be...

Illinois Department of Agriculture announces improvements to search tool for pesticide licensing and product registration

March 4, 2024

Have you ever found yourself needing to verify that you or any of your employees are fully licensed? Or perhaps you are in need of information on a...

New pesticide licensing fee schedule in place

March 4, 2024

You may have noticed that the pesticide licensing fees increased this year. For some background as to why this increase was necessary, we turned to...

News Releases

Large group of people sitting in pesticide training clinic session.

January 29, 2024

Sign up for in-person pesticide applicator training clinics, testing across Illinois
URBANA, Ill. — Certain pesticide applications require that the applicator be licensed and certified. It is important to ensure this training and certification is done before making a pesticide application. Putting understanding, experience, safety, awareness, and knowledge to the test helps...

January 5, 2023

In-person private and commercial pesticide applicator testing scheduled at local Extension offices
Paris, Ill. - Pesticide safety training is critical for all who work with pesticides, none more so than certified applicants and operators. A pesticide use license is required for anyone using Restricted Use pesticides or anyone applying a pesticide (Restricted Use or General Use) in the course...

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