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Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Revoked by U.S. Evironmental Protection Agency
In August 2021, a final rule was released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the insecticide active ingredient chlorpyrifos. The rule revoked all tolerances for chlorpyrifos.
A Ban or New Rules for Chlorpyifos May Be Coming Soon
Recently, a federal appeals court gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a 60-day deadline to either ban insecticides containing chlorpyrifos or set new guidelines for its use.
2020 Pesticide Container Recycling
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture is again offering pesticide container recycling services across the state. The list of 2020 dates and locations is available now, with the first collection events on July 13 in Herreid and Selby, S.D.
Keep Your Hands Protected When Working With Insecticides!
One common misconception is that all chemical-resistant gloves provide the same amount of protection from insecticide products.
What to Do With Unusable Home and Garden Pesticides
As a gardener or homeowner, you may be wondering what you can do with your leftover pesticide products (including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides), or maybe you bought a new home and the garage or basement is full of mysterious containers with no labels. If products are stored in garages or other areas with a lot of temperature changes, these products may become entirely unusable. So what to do?
Wearing a Respirator? Then No Facial Hair for You!
At commercial or private applicator re-certification trainings, it is possible to hear the phrase, “Don’t wear a respirator if you have facial hair!” Facial hair, whether a full beard or stubble, may prevent respirators from sealing to the skin or interfere with their valve function.
How to Properly Launder Insecticide-Contaminated Clothes
It is important to prevent insecticide exposure from occurring when laundering contaminated or potentially contaminated clothing.