Dated reporting on the companies we rate. Every claim links to a primary source — a filing, a regulator’s release, or the company’s own page. When something changes, the rating changes with it.
Terminix pays $3.15 million to settle a 29-county California case alleging pesticide dumping and unshredded records. What it means for our top pick.
Read the story →A new rat and cell study ties chlorpyrifos to heart and vessel injury. In US homes its only legal indoor use is containerised ant and roach bait.
Read the story →Orkin has acquired JNJ Pest Control of Newburgh, NY. It closed in April; the trade press reported it in August. What to check if you were a JNJ customer.
Read the story →Delaware's Attorney General obtained a $600,000 settlement with Aptive over high-pressure door-to-door tactics. Why we dropped it from our lineup.
Read the story →Across 20 companies, every brand with a cancellation-fee complaint pattern sells door-to-door. Sales channel predicts trouble better than brand size.
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