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Timothy |
Gilpin,
PhD |
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303-661-0561 |
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President |
Fax: |
303-661-0561 |
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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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Native
Solutions Inc (NSI) provides complete indoor and outdoor pest control
solutions without using any toxic synthetic pesticides. We use accurate
scientific principles and true integrated pest management techniques
to control pest problems in an economical long term fashion. Our services
cover indoor pest control as well as lawn, tree, shrub and garden.
The goal of NSI is to provide customers with scientifically sound,
economical solutions to their pest situations without using risky
chemicals. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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IPM
is a philosophy of controlling pest populations through monitoring,
physical, mechanical, cultural and biological controls. The foundation
is education and sanitation in most cases. |
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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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First
the pest is identified. The numbers and areas are monitored before
and after. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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First
identification and monitoring, then mostly exclusion and sanitation. |
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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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Borax,
dishsoap, orange peel extract, household vinegar |
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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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Exclusion
of mice from buildings by repairing holes. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Exclusion
of ants by caulking |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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Bradfield's
3-1-5 Alfalfa, corn gluten meal |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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crabgrass |
corn
gluten meal |
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dandelions |
corn
gluten meal, vinegar |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Monitoring
before and after. |
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Boulder
Valley School District Operations (Dale Hobbs); University of Colorado
Housing (Sue Wallace) |
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