Jean Miles never liked any attention being placed on her, but she deserves some. She quietly retired this past March just as our busy clinic season was winding down. Jean first joined the Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) as extra help in 1997...
The Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) at the University of Illinois has recently filled a much needed, vacant position. We are excited to announce that Jonathan Jackson is PSEP’s new program assistant. Jonathan will be responsible for...
On April 29, 2025, the EPA published its final Insecticide Strategy, following the release of the draft version in July 2024. The insecticide strategy is part of a broader suite of regulatory efforts,...
As the spray season is winding down for many Illinois pesticide applicators, the training and testing season has also slowed way down for The University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA). The month of September is the perfect...
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...
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 Brad Beaver, Bureau Chief of Environmental Programs at the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
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