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Lawn Pesticide Fact Sheets

Alternatives for Safer Lawn Care

• Read Your "Weeds"- A Simple Guide to Creating a Healthy Lawn
  (new factsheet for spring)
• Alternatives Factsheets (treating chiggers, cinch bugs, bees, ants, and more)
• 8 Steps to a Toxic-Free Lawn
• Links to Additional Resources on Alternatives To Lawn Pesticides
• Organic Gardening: The Basics
• Safety Source: Identify Least Toxic Products & Lawn Care Companies
• Least Toxic Control of Weeds
• Fall Organic Lawn Care 101 - Get Started Now! (Beyond Pesticides, DC) New
  • Lawn Mowers and Leaf Piles: Fall is prime time for lawn care - more detail

Hazards of Chemical Lawn Care

• Pesticides and Playing Fields, (Referenced word version) (New)
• Children and Pesticides DON'T MIX
• Lawn Pesticide Facts & Figures
• Health Effects of 30 Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides
• Environmental Effects of 30 Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides
• Commonly Asked Questions on Chemical Lawn Care
• Five Reasons Not to Use Weed and Feed
• Beware of Organic Claims