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Who regulates lawn services? (ChemLawn)
"zxcvbob" wrote in message ... Bill R wrote: zxcvbob wrote: I figure they must have a commercial "applicators license" to use herbicides. Who issues that license? The *******s treated my neighbor's back yard last week, and they sprayed 2,4-d through the fence and into my vegetable garden. I recognized the twisted new growth as being herbicide damage before I even found the little ChemLawn sign in their front yard. While I was writing down the phone number from the little sign, another neighbor came by and said he's complained to ChemLawn before about them leaving Weed-n-Feed granules all over the sidewalk when they were done. Bob Bob, Sorry to hear about your garden. Most states regulate the lawn care industry but, in most cases, the "safe use" of herbicides is not done very well. You may also check with your county, some have some regulations that they must follow. One way to deal with companies like that is to sue them in small claims court (sometimes not worth the trouble). If you have a local TV station that has a "consumer affairs" person, it may be worth it to call them and see if they will do a story on them (especially if the lawn company gives you any "lip", which they OFTEN do). This would not be worth suing, because I can't really prove much economic damage, and it's not very spectacular. The plants may or may not grow out of the damage, and it's just a few plants affected -- all my yellow squash and maybe a few of my tomatoes and peppers, but the tomatoes and peppers have just about recovered. Only the squash was actually sprayed, and a little drift or overspray onto some raspberries. They must have used an ester formulation rather than amine, and the tomatoes and peppers just got a whiff of it. I think I'd get more satisfaction treating this as an EPA thing or a criminal tresspass issue; I don't think I could get anyone to take the criminal complaint seriously, but the regulatory issues should fly if I can find the right agency to complaint to. I'm having enough trouble this year with rabbits, squirrels, roaming cats, and cool nights. I don't need this kind of trouble on top of it. At least the beans look good and they are growing faster than the rabbits can eat them. Best regards, Bob Getting money from them isn't the point. The point is that they have to pay someone (not a lawyer) to go to small claims court and deal with the issue. This should result in a company-wide memo warning their sprayers to avoid gardens. This will not only keep it from happening to you again, it'll help a whole lot of other gardeners. Ray Drouillard |
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