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School IPM Requirements: New training modules

A new resource for those involved with implementing a School Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program is now available on the Oregon Department of Agriculture's YouTube channel.

These are intended primarily for school IPM plan coordinators and school governing bodies. However, these may also be of interest to licensed applicators employed by a school, or contracted commercial pesticide applicators who provide service to schools. It is critical that contracted commercial pesticide operators and applicators communicate effectively with the school's IPM plan coordinator before any pesticide application takes place on a school campus to ensure adherence to a school's IPM plan and Oregon's pesticide control law.

There are modules available on this channel, helping to explain elements of the school IPM law. Additional ones will be added as they are produced.

Bulletins

10/15/2025

• Reminder and updates to the School IPM law
  
• Recordatorio y actualizaciones de la ley sobre IPM en las escuelas
  

• Attention Commercial Wineries: No sulfur dioxide (SO2) product is currently registered in Oregon for sanitizing barrels or corks
  
• Atención Bodegas Comerciales: Actualmente no hay ningún producto con dióxido de azufre (SO2) registrado en Oregon para desinfectar barriles o corchos
  

4/11/2025

• Pesticide Use Reminders on Roofs and other Construction Sites
• Recordatorios sobre el uso de pesticidas en techos y otras áreas de construcción

2/6/2025

Advisories

11/21/2025

6/2/2025

4/30/2025

• Pesticide Use after Floods
  
• Uso de Pesticidas Después de Inundaciones
  

1/29/2025

• Limitations on Pesticides Containing Aminocyclopyrachlor (ACP): OAR 603-057-0392
  

12/4/2024

• Above-Ground Use of Zinc Phosphide for 2024 ended September 30
  
• Recordatorio - Uso del fosfuro de zinc por encima del suelo para 2024 finalizado el 30 de septiembre  

10/28/2024

• EPA Cancels All Registrations of Pesticides Containing Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA)
• EPA Cancela Todos los Registros de Productos Conteniendo tetracloro tereftalato de dimetilo (DCPA)

10/23/2024

• Update for Voluntary Recall of Dacthal Products by AMVAC
• Actualización del retiro voluntario de productos Dacthal de AMVAC del mercado

9/12/2024

• Flight Experience Requirements: Qualifying for the Oregon Aerial Pesticide Applicator License
• Requisitos de Experiencia de Vuelo: Admisibles para la Licencia de Aplicador Aéreo de Pesticidas en Oregon
• Voluntary Recall of Dacthal Products by AMVAC
• Retirada voluntaria del mercado de productos Dacthal de AMVAC

8/8/2024

• Distribution, Sale, and Use of Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA) is Prohibited
• Se prohíbe la distribución, venta y uso de tetracloro tereftalato de dimetilo (DCPA)

4/26/2024

Above-ground applications of zinc phosphide on grasses and clover grown for seed allowed starting April 26, 2024

Annual reports

• 2024 Pesticides Program Annual Report
  
• 2023 Pesticides Program Annual Report
  
• 2022 Pesticides Program Annual Report
• 2021 Pesticides Program Annual Report
  

Recent newsletters

• ODA Pesticide Newsletter — Spring Issue (2025)
  Among the stories in this issue: AgriStress Helpline offers support to farmers, ag workers 24/7; information on how to avoid pesticide drift when using broadleaf herbicides; reminder that certain neonicotinoids cannot be used on linden trees; EPA issues advisory about unregistered pesticide use on varroa mites; limits on aminocyclopyrachlor.

• ODA Pesticide Newsletter — Fall Issue (2025)
  Among the stories in this issue: ODA names Gilbert Uribe Valdez as Fertilizer Program manager; what to know about about licensing to use drones to apply pesticides in Oregon; don't burn treated wood, new label heading option available among changes in 2026 for Fertilizer products. 
  
• Corrected Special Local Need (SLN) table
  

Previous advisories and newsletters

• Herbicide Residues in Compost Fact Sheet