Illinois Pesticide Review Newsletter
Concise information on legislation, regulations, and other developments directly impacting pesticide use in Illinois.
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May/June 2024
In this issue
- Maintaining personal protective equipment
- Welcome, John Schepis!
- New pesticide laws around schools
- Recognizing heat-related warning signs for gardeners and landscapers
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March/April 2024
In this issue
- Pesticide applicators should familiarize themselves with EPA’s Bulletins Live! Two system
- Welcome Instructional Designer, Steven Zhu!
- 2024 Agriculture container recycling program schedule
- New minimum age requirement for Illinois pesticide licenses on the horizon
- Certification exam preparation: tips and accommodations
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January/February 2024
In this issue
- Illinois Department of Agriculture updates identification requirements for pesticide certification and licensing
- New pesticide licensing fee schedule in place
- Periodical cicadas of brood XIII and brood XIX emerge at same time!
- Illinois Department of Agriculture announces improvements to search tool for pesticide licensing and product registration
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November/December 2023
In this issue
- Pesticide applicator in-person training and testing locations and dates set for 2023-2024
- Quicker check-in process for Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program clinics
- WPS pesticide safety training requirements refresher: Illinois
- Let your voice be heard! Public comment period on proposed rate changes to chlorothalonil
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September/October 2023
In this issue
- Know this for a simplified registration and licensure process
- Illinois Department of Agriculture announces new staff members
- Illinois Department of Agriculture releases pesticide clean sweep program results
- Spotted lanternfly: A new invasive insect in Illinois
- Household hazardous material collection events scheduled for fall 2023
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July/August 2023
In this issue
- Tips to help employees succeed
- EPA releases draft herbicide strategy; public comment period open
- Paraquat certification valid 3 years: Are you due for training?
- Online training and testing unavailable beginning August 31
May/June 2023
- Unintended Herbicide Injury on Trees: A Growing Concern
- 2023 Agrichemical Container Recycling Program Schedule
- 2023 Clean Sweep Collection Dates Expected Soon
- Register for EPA’s Webinar on Bilingual Pesticide Labels
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- Editorial Notes
March/April 2023
- Scheduling Online Exams: Common Questions
- Illinois EPA Announces Ten Spring 2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
- EPA Publishes Updated Registration Review Schedule
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- Editorial Notes
January/February 2023
- New Requirement for Residential Barrier Mosquito Treatments in Illinois
- Use of Restricted Use Pesticides Banned Near Schools
- New Over-the-Top Dicamba Restrictions for Illinois Soybean
- IDOA to Offer Spanish General Standards Exams
- Tips for Certification Exam Preparation
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- Editorial Notes
November/December 2022
- New Registration and Check-in Process for Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Clinics
- Change Coming to How EPA Protects Endangered Species from Pesticides – Feedback Needed
- Goodbye to Matt Gill and Maria Turner
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- Editorial Notes
September/October 2022
- Revised Private Applicator Manual
- Good Things to Know for a Simplified Registration and Licensure Process
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