Ontario's cosmetic pesticide ban took effect last week. Homeowners can still buy pesticides to control wasps, mosquitoes, fleas on pets, house pests or plants that are poisonous to the touch like poison ivy. But the ban outlaws the cosmetic use of about 250 products on lawns, parks, gardens and schoolyards.

Ontario pesticide ban now law

Ontario’s cosmetic pesticide ban took effect last week. Homeowners can still buy pesticides to control wasps, mosquitoes, fleas on pets, house pests or plants that are poisonous to the touch like poison ivy. But Ontario’s ban outlaws the cosmetic use of about 250 products on lawns, parks, gardens and schoolyards.


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