September/October 2024

Draft Insecticide Strategy released by EPA

October 4, 2024

EPA release and described strategy On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released its draft Insecticide Strategy, which was open for...

Blog articles

DIY spray and aerosol products likely to fail in German cockroach control

October 7, 2024

Pesticide News

German cockroaches are one of the most problematic insect pests to manage. They typically infest apartment buildings and multifamily homes, which can provide refuges for the population to recover after treatments. Population recovery usually happens quickly as roaches can have up to 6 generations...

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Emergence of a new Illinois turf pest: The annual bluegrass weevil

September 11, 2024

Pesticide News

Infestations of the domestic turf pest, annual bluegrass weevil (ABW), Listronotus maculicollis, have officially been identified in Northern Illinois. Historically, this insect has been a pest in highly managed turf in Mid-Atlantic states and has recently been infesting new states...

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a blue spruce dying from absorbing a lawn-applied weed killer

Pesticide Pitfalls: Common Misuses and What to Do If You've Made a Mistake

August 16, 2024

Good Growing

You sprayed what? Where? There are a few occasions when it is a good thing people can’t read my facial expressions over the phone. One of those situations is when I get a phone call where someone has used a pesticide that is way off-label. By off-label, I am referring to spraying a pesticide...

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rows of green strawberry plants in a field

EPA issues emergency order to stop all use of the pesticide Dacthal

August 26, 2024

Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Growers

Due to the adverse health effects associated with exposure to dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), commonly known as Dacthal, the U.S. Environmental...

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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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