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Living Resources Company - BUGS Parent Company Providing organic horticultural services for the greater Sacramento California area. B iological U rban G ardening S ervices (BUGS), an international membership organization (established in 1987), consisting of horticultural professionals, amateur gardeners and environmentally conscious individuals devoted to reducing our reliance on potentially toxic agricultural chemicals in our highly populated urban landscape environments.
The safety of agricultural chemicals (fertilizers and pesticides) used in our urban landscapes is understandably a growing concern for both the public and professional horticulturists. In 1991, approximately 70 million pounds of pesticides were applied to lawns and other turf sites. Currently 90% of all pesticides (including 32 out of the 34 most widely used lawn care chemicals) registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are lacking one or more health and safety tests that are required for regis
The U.S. General Accounting Office discovered the chemical lawn care industry was providing the public false and misleading information concerning the safety of the agricultural chemicals they utilize. Landscape care companies have lost court cases (in New York) regarding claims that the materials they use are "Practically non-toxic," "Safe to use," or "Our products are practically non-toxic." Yet many companies are still making similar claims, falsely misleading the public about the safety of their operati