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Shangle |
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630/209-3226 |
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11441
73rd Place |
Website: |
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Service
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structural
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commercial
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school
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landscape
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residential
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golf course
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other: institutional,
health care, food/drup production |
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We
provide pest management consulting services, problem solving, program
design and evaluation to users and providers of pest management services. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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The pest is there for a reason. Address
the reason (cause) first. Only then can other efforts be successful
long term. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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How are pest problems identified? |
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Monitoring must be geared to the pest,
sticky traps, mechanical traps, pheromones. Monitor before and after. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Exclusion, cultural controls, procedural
modifications, trapping. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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I recommend them when appropriate. |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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It depends on the situation. |
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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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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Exclusion and a wide variety of traps. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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cockroaches |
sanitation, exclusion, baits |
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carpenter
ants |
exclusion, baits |
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fire ants |
baits, habitat modification. |
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ants (indoor) |
exclusion, baits |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Trapping, monitoring, reports from clients
and users, on-site inspections. |
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Safer Pest Control Project, Chicago, IL;
School District 181, Hinsdale, IL |
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