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American
Pest Management, Inc. |
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Jay |
Nixon |
Phone: |
301-891-2600 |
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President |
Fax: |
301-891-2804 |
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Service
Categories: |
structural
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commercial
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school
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landscape
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residential |
golf
course |
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We have been
solving pest problems in the metropolitan Washington, DC area since
1925. We have always been technically oriented and our staff entomologists
ensure that we remain abreast of the latest technical advances and
regulatory changes as well as provide constant technical support.
We specialize in IPM programs for highly sensitive areas such as hospitals,
nursing homes, day care centers, research facilities, manufacturing,
and food facilities. For those do-it-yourselfers, we maintain a fully
stocked retail outlet at the Takoma Park office including information
sheets on most pests. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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On our regularly
scheduled visits we will identify specific areas in your building
and within your offices where pests are likely to occur. We will monitor
these areas visually and/or with sticky traps. We will only use a
control agent when we find physical evidence of pests or someone in
the building reports the sighting of a pest. Most pests can be controlled
with odorless vaporless baits that are placed out of sight in areas
that we know to be frequented by the targeted pests. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Pest management
is site specific. A schedule will be established for each site. |
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How
are pest problems identified? |
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Use monitors
and visual inspection before and after any application. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Sanitation,
exclusion and operational modifications. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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Used for wood
treatment and in some of the insect baits. |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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What
are the top 10 pesticides you use/sell/recommend? |
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If pesticides are used, how much are used per year of each? |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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Yes. Door sweeps,
rodent proof dumpsters and trash removal/management. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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We do not use
or sell fertilizers. |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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cockroaches |
Insect growth
regulators. |
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fire ants |
Not a problems
in this area. |
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ants (indoor) |
Abamectin and
boric acid baits. |
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crabgrass |
Not applicable. |
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dandelions |
Not applicable. |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Quality assurance
inspections by a supervisor. |
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Trevor Lubber,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 301-496-4294; Dr. Albert
Greene, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, 202-260-3642. |
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