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Douglas
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Longfellow |
Phone: |
941-378-3334 |
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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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Pest control
service provider for residential and commercial interior pest and
termite control services utilizing least toxic / natural products
and integrated pest management (IPM) technologies. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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I like the definition
on the University of Florida's website, "IPM is a process
for balancing the risks between pests and pesticides to achieve long
term pest suppression." |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Yes, we have
a specific schedule depending on the client's property size and pest
pressure. For example, residential clients get one scheduled service
per year, the rest is on-call, on teh other hand we service one of
the largest hospitals in Florida for which we go several times per
week. On our scheduled service the normal protocol is to first inspect;
if pests are found take the least toxic option, monitor, and re-evaluate
treatment options. |
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How
are pest problems identified? |
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Primarily through
inspection and monitoring (such as sticky traps). |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Habitat manipulation,
proofing, housekeeping and least toxic/natural product technologies. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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Yes: dust and
granule formulations extensively. |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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Only as a last
resort. Advion bait, for fire ants primarily. |
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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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As we are a small
company we do not track usage data; however, all products used are
as directed by the label. |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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We don't perform
it as a service but recommend it to our clients, e.g. trimming of
vegetation around buildings. |
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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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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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termites |
Advance termite
baiting system |
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ants (indoor) |
Terro (boric
acid bait) |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Monitoring, management
quality assurance visits and client feedback. |
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Sarasota
County Government, Sarasota Memorial Hospital. |
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