March/April 2026

Grain Facility and Livestock Manuals revised, tests offered online

April 1, 2026

The Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program Grain Facility (SP39-8) and Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program Livestock (SP39-15) Manuals have been updated for 2026, and are now available on the University of Illinois Extension PubsPlus online store:Grain Facility: ...

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Do you still need training and testing to apply pesticides?

March 25, 2026

Pesticide News

The growing season is upon us finally! With the new green growth will also come pests unfortunately. Do you have what you need to deal with them? Do you still need to obtain your Illinois pesticide applicator or operator license? Only a couple in-person pesticide safety education clinics remain and...

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Household hazardous material collection events scheduled for spring 2026

April 7, 2026

Pesticide News

Spring is the perfect time for cleaning your chemical storage area and disposing of any old or unwanted pesticides. To assist with this effort, the Illinois EPA will hold one-day household hazardous waste collections. Their schedule for this spring has been released to the public. Please note, all...

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Behind the scenes: how regulations are used to manage invasive species

March 19, 2026

Everyday Environment

You may have heard about the new invasive species regulations in Illinois that took place in 2025. If not, then, in short, nine plant species were added to the...

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Corn Gluten Meal: Can it naturally prevent weeds and feed your lawn?

March 27, 2026

Good Growing

A natural/organic alternative to spring weed'n'feedsIf you have looked for an alternative to synthetic preemergent lawn herbicides that prevent annuals like crabgrass or foxtail, you may have noticed products containing corn gluten meal (CGM). An added benefit of CGM is that it also provides a...

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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.

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