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Connecticut
Pesticide Reform

Connecticut  Pesticide Reform Coalition

Neonics: The New DDT

2025 CT Legislation

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A grassroots coalition of individuals and conservation organizations in Connecticut united in our advocacy for a significant reduction in dangerous pesticides. Press release January 27, 2025.

Neonicotinoid pesticides are 7,000 times more lethal to insects than DDT. They pose an enormous threat to clean water and biodiversity in our state. Read the 2025 Report, Neonicotinoids in Connecticut Waters

The Connecticut Legislature passed Senate Bill 9 on May 28, 2025 with language restricting the use of neonics on turf grass which eliminates use on over 500,000 acres of lawns, golf courses, playing fields, etc.

The passage of SB9 is an important step forward in the fight to reduce the use of neonics. CPR will keep working to restrict neonics on trees, shrubs, treated seeds and nurseries. And will advocate for a searchable database in Connecticut showing what pesticides are being used, in what quantities, and where, in the state.

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Read the the Hartford Courant article on the importance of the new report from February 3rd. 

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