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Sarah M. |
Johnson |
Phone: |
920-467-6442 |
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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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Landmark
Landscape is an ecological landscape firm that promotes environmentally
sound landscape practices in order to preserve, restore and establish
native Wisconsin plant communities. We host designers, horticulturalists,
arborists and landscape artisans who specialize in design, installations,
maintenance and consultation. |
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What is
your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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A tool used to
decrease the frequency and applications of pest control products through
monitoring and observing levels of pests and diseases. |
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Is pest
management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Horticultural
oil for scale in early spring if necessary, pre-emergent corn gluten
for turf. |
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How
are pest problems identified? |
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Experience, resource
manuals and text. Accurate visual counts are monitored on host plants. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Choosing the
correct plant for the situation--native whenever possible, water,
mulch, fertilizer and pruning all play important roles in reducing
pests. |
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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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Less than
1 gallon per year |
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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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Hand weeding,
hoeing, mowing invasive seed heads |
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What type
of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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Milorganite,
Creekwood chicken pellets, corn
gluten--worm tea, worm castings |
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What do
you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Customer satisfaction
and plant health. |
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Catherine
(Harriette) Arnold (262) 285 3530, 5638 Cedar Deech Lane, Belgium,
WI 53004; Cathy Stayer (920) 458 5863, 621 Sheb. Bay Dr. Elkhart Lake
WI |
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