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Back 2
Nature Organic Lawn and Shrub Care |
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Phil |
Ellis |
Phone: |
603-666-7082 |
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Service
Categories: |
structural
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commercial |
school |
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landscape
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residential |
golf course |
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We
are a totally organic lawn and shrub care service. Pesticides are
banned from our inventory/service. |
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What is
your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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IPM as so
many of the large chemical companies call it means spray spray spray
without seeking alternatives--we educate our customers--if they want
"the perfect lawn" we either conver or have to drop them. |
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Is pest
management performed on a specific schedule? |
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No pest management
available. |
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How
are pest problems identified? |
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Our monitoring
system is done a per call/visit basis. Back 2 Nature realizes what
pests are prevalent at given times of the season and we do our best
to deal with them then. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Use
organic crabgrass/weed control and milky spore grub control, along
with proper cultural practices. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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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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On a bad
crabgrass year we will apply a fall follow-up corn gluten treatment. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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We do hand
weeding of lawns and planting beds, also yearly overseeding program. |
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What type
of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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Blue
seal and Lesco organic 100% chicken bone/waste products, occassionally
fish byproducts for shrub fertilization. |
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What do
you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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dandelions |
corn gluten
or manual removal. |
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other |
grubs-
milky spore. |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Our effectiveness
is acceptable amongst educated customers who believe that safe lawns
that aren't necessarily perfect are worth the trade-off. |
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Brodsky estate,
52 Shady Lane, Manchester NH 03104. Mark Silverstein, 275 Stelmer
DR, Manchester NH 03104. |
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