July/August 2024

Considerations before consuming produce following a pesticide misapplication

July 29, 2024

Every summer Extension Pesticide Safety Education Specialists are asked the same type of question repeatedly by home vegetable gardeners. The details leading up the situation at hand vary, but in the end the basic question is the same. Their vegetable plants have accidentally or mistakenly come into contact with a pesticide being applied. They always want to know if their produce is...

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Guide available on handling pesticide drift complaints

July 29, 2024

Pesticide News

Pesticides play an important role in managing pests, but they must be used responsibly and according to label directions so that they don’t endanger people, pets, livestock, plants, and the environment. While there is much work done to educate pesticide users about safety, and most applications are...

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Changes may come to federal pesticide regulations after Chevron ruling overturned

July 23, 2024

Pesticide News

This past month, the supreme court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (1984) with the recent Loper Bright V. Raimondo (2024) decision. Chevron v. NRDC, also known as the Chevron deference, granted federal agencies leniency in interpreting ambiguous laws based on the idea...

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DriftWatch map for Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties.

Online mapping tools help connect growers, beekeepers, and pesticide applicators

July 17, 2024

Field Notes

Pesticides are essential for commercial growers to control weeds, insects, and disease, and are an integral part of an integrated weed management (IWM)...

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Household hazardous material collection events scheduled for fall 2024

July 16, 2024

Pesticide News

Now is the time to get rid of any old or unwanted pesticides in your chemical storage area. The Illinois EPA one-day household hazardous waste collection schedule for this fall has been released to the public. Please note, all one-day collections require pre-registration. More information can be...

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adult spotted lanternfly on tree-of-heaven

Here’s what to do if you find spotted lanternfly

June 21, 2024

Pesticide News

In a summer when many feel like they have been ambushed by cicadas, it’s easy to forget that the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) has made its way into our state. Infestation status has been established in Cook County with no sightings documented yet in the rest of the state....

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The Illinois Pesticide Review is published six times a year. For more information about pesticide safety or for more issues of this newsletter, please visit us at www.pesticidesafety.illinois.edu. You can also reach us at 800-644-2123.

Editor: Michelle Wiesbrook, Extension Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education, Email: buesinge@illinois.edu. The development and/or publication of this newsletter has been supported with funding from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Disclaimer: Mention of trade names in this newsletter is for general information purposes only and does not constitute endorsement of one product over another, nor is discrimination intended against any product.