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NaturaLawn
of America, New Canaan |
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Richard |
Leonard and
Tom O'Carmody |
Phone: |
203-348-7665 |
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Service
Categories: |
structural |
commercial |
school |
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landscape |
residential |
golf
course |
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NaturaLawn
of America is the environmentally sound choice for service and products.
Our services and products
are currently being provided to consumers throughout the United
States plus Canada through a franchise
network system. We continue to be the innovator of organic-based/biological
products and |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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Integrated
Pest Management is a lawn care system that provides for reduced,
better and safer use of materials designed to |
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control insects,
weeds and diseases. Successful IPM is based on: Prevention, Monitoring
and Controlling. |
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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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Through scouting,
monitoring and historical data. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Prevention
includes use of biological and synthetic pesticides, planting improved
varieties of turf that resist insect and disease attacks
and using good cultural practices (ie - mowing, watering, aeration,
and thatch removal). We also use biorational
controls, such as NEEM
(oil extract), pyrethrin and insecticidal
soaps. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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diatomaceous
earth, pyrethrin, beneficial micro-organisms and others. |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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Yes, minimal
applications only after cultural, biological and biorational options
have been considered. We do use pyrethrins. |
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What
are the top 10 pesticides you use/sell/recommend? |
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We recommend
following an IPM system as opposed to recommending pesticides. |
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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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Introduction
of resistant and improved species, modification of soils, etc. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Yes, aeration,
overseeding, dethatching, etc. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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We feed the
soil with our NaturaLawn fertilizer. However, when NaturaLawn of
America makes organic-based fertilizer |
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applications
to a lawn during the year, we are indeed feeding the grass plants,
but we do so by feeding the soil life first. |
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This builds
the foundation on which a lawn will thrive. |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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cockroaches |
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fleas |
Soaps, diatomaceous earth and pyrethrin. |
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carpenter ants
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fire ants |
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ants (indoor) |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Tracking of
material use annually, relating to customer retention and service
calls. |
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