Wisconsin

How many complaints against Terminix have been filed in Wisconsin? How does the State of Wisconsin rate as a public agency in providing information to the public and in their own knowledge of the pest control companies spraying toxic chemicals in homes?
State of Wisconsin Responsiveness

The following questions were sent via e-mail on February 28, 1999, to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. The responses were provided in a letter dated March 1, 1999, from Brian Swingle, Program Manager with Pesticide Certification and Licensing.

  1. What is the name and address of Wisconsin’s pest inspection/pest control licensing and regulating agency?

    2. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
    Trade and Consumer Protection
    Agriculture Resource Management Division
    2811 Agriculture Drive
    P.O. Box 8911
    Madison, WI  53708-8911608-224-4500

  2. How many years does Wisconsin’s licensing and regulating agency maintain records of complaints against pest control/pest inspection companies?

    3. Five years

  3. How many Terminix branches are currently operating in Wisconsin? (My records, taken from the Yellow Pages on the Internet, indicate there are currently five Terminix, aka Terminix International branches operating in Wisconsin.)

    4. As of 3/1/99, there are two locations licensed as commercial pesticide application businesses:

    • 2325A Parklawn Dr., Waukesha, WI 53186
    • 6988 Oxford St., St. Louis Park, MN  55426

    There is a business which has not renewed its 1999 license:  Able Pest Control, Inc., dba Terminix, 100 30th St. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA  52403.

    Only one (Waukesha, WI) of the three branches above appears on the Yellow Pages listing. There are still four listings (Appleton, Marshfield, Stevens Point, and Thiensville) that are unaccounted for -- are they legally or illegally conducting business, out of business, or what?

  4. In Wisconsin, does each Terminix branch operate under a separate license or do all the Terminix branches operate under one license?

    5. Each location from which they operate on a regular basis as a commercial applicator for hire (accept orders for pesticide applications) is required to be licensed as a commercial pesticide application business.

  5. How many complaints, if any, have been filed in Wisconsin against Terminix International (and its aka’s); including the nature of the complaints, name and location of Terminix branch involved; and disposition of complaints (dismissed, settled, fine, suspended or revoked license, probation, etc.)?

    6. None.
Wyoming