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NaturaLawn
of America, Corporate Office |
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Catron |
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301-694-5440 |
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Corporate
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301-846-0320 |
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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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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 services and have implemented plans to expand into the European and Asian Markets. Six additional NaturaLawn of America locations started in 1999.services and have implemented plans to expand into the
European and Asian Markets. Six additional NaturaLawn of America locations
started in 1999.
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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 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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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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Yes, minimal
applications only after cultural, biological and biorational options
have been considered. |
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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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Yes, 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, but that's not just any fertilizer.
While green plants don't know the difference between organic or synthetic
fertilizers, the soil organisms do! When NaturaLawn of America makes
organic-based fertilizer applications to your lawn during the year,
we are indeed feeding the grass plants, but we do so by feeding the
soil life first. This builds the foundation on which your 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) |
Did Not Respond |
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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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