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Keslick
& Son Modern Arboriculture |
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John A. |
Keslick |
Phone: |
610-696-5353 |
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Keslick &
Son Modern Arboriculture |
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Service
Categories: |
structural |
commercial |
school |
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landscape
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residential |
golf
course |
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Tree care
consulting, natural organic tree and lawn care services, professional
witness for courtcases, soil management, tree preservation, and soil
rehabiltation after chemical pesticide applications. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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IPM has no
meaning. IPM needs to be redefined in court. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Most tree problems
are trouble in the rhizosphere. Insects and fungi are indicators
of other problems. |
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How
are pest problems identified? |
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Pests are not
a problem, they are signs of other problems. We do not treat signs,
we treat the system. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Our goal is
not controling insects and/or fungi. Our goal is far more intense
than that. It is based on true biology. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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In a sense
we do, by proper mulching. |
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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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We do not recommend
any. When we do, its Ivory dishsoap, tobacco juice or coffee grounds. |
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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. Eco-art
nurselogs and soil management. We also do encourage bat houses, and
bird houses since these animals feed on |
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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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Sustain - Natural
organic fertilizer, plant health care products, roots, composted tree
trimmings, composted leaver, nurse logs, certified organic spent mushroom
soil (Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms). |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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termites |
Remove chemically
altered wood. |
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carpenter
ants |
Carpenter ants
help trees by controlling the moisture content by making galleries.
This helps stall the decay pathogen and thus helps the tree. |
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fire ants |
They attack the
formosa termite. |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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We do not have
a pest management program. We have soil management systems. We have
a systematic approach to the care of trees and lawns. We do landscape
enhancement. |
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Boston Market,
Westchester, PA, 610-918-9800; PA Resource Council, 610-353-1555;
Cheryl, Cook Riverside, 800-680-0160; Bob's Tree Preservation, Southern
Louisianna, 318-684-5431
We also have a Techno
Tree Biology Dictionary here: www.treedictionary.com.
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