Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 27, 2025

Court Orders Less Reliance on Pesticide Spraying on Millions of Acres of Western Rangelands

Xerces Society reported

A federal judge in Oregon has confirmed the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has a legal duty to consider preventative measures — rather than a “spray first, ask questions later” approach — in its program allowing insecticide spraying to kill native grasshoppers and crickets on millions of acres in 17 western states.

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