CT Senate Advances Partial Ban on 'Neonics,' Other Pesticides

CT Senate advances partial ban on 'neonics,' other pesticides

A partial ban on rat poisons and other pesticides used in lawn care was advanced by the Connecticut Senate on Thursday, but only after the bill’s sponsors agreed to several changes sought by the pest control industry. The legislation, Senate Bill 9, is the upper chamber’s preeminent environmental measure for the 2025 legislative session. In addition to curbing pesticides, the bill would order an update to the state’s water plan, require towns to…

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» Bad news on neonics but it might not be too late

March 15, 2025—Senate Bill 9, which includes a provision to restrict the use of neonics, has been amended, and not in a good way. Trees and shrubs were removed from the bill. That means that landscapers will be prohibited from using neonics on lawns but not on the trees and shrubs next to lawns. And the law would be delayed for a year and a half! It would go into effect in October 2027 rather than January 2026. SB 9 will probably be voted on tod…

This measure is one of the most irritating provisions of the Senate's bill to "relieve the constraints" on the farming profession.