Michigan Department of Agriculture seeks pesticide notification

Residents with verifiable medical conditions are being asked to submit their applications for the 2018 annual Pesticide Notification Registry. The registry enables individuals with verifiable medical conditions to be notified prior to a turf or ornamental application of pesticides on property that is adjacent to their primary residence. “Pesticide application firms use the registry to determine where individuals with verifiable medical conditions reside and notify them before applications are made on adjacent and other surrounding properties,” said Gina Alessandri, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division director at the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. “I encourage those with verifiable medical conditions to register.”Pesticide Notification Registry applicants must submit an application and a physician’s certification form no later than Feb. 1, 2018. The application and forms are available on MDARD’s website at