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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: TruGreen Lawn Care a Complete Service
TruGreen Lawn Care---according to their advertisements---provides a full range of lawn care services, from analysis to monthly maintenance including pest control, seasonal fertilization and annual core aeration.
On the Other: TruGreen and Risk of Harmful Chemicals
According to ConsumerAffairs.Com, TruGreen Lawn Care has received various complaints primarily regarding lack of service, too much service (hence, overcharging) and even unauthorized service. According to Richard Pressinger, M.Ed. at Chem-Tox.Com, TruGreen Lawn Care uses pesticides shown in medical research to decay the human immune and nervous systems resulting in serious health consequences. Healthlink.Org awarded TruGreen Lawn Care with the 2003 Dirty Dozen Award for their widespread use of toxic chemicals and pesticides on lawns.
Bottom Line
Due to the concern about TruGreen's use of chemicals and pesticides on lawns---although they are no different than other lawn companies such as Orkin, ChemLawn and others---and their alleged poor customer service practices, TruGreen applications are probably not worth it.
Source:
ConsumerAffairs.Com: TruGreen Complaints
ChemTox.Com: TruGreen Pesticide Use
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