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Gus |
Hernandez |
Phone: |
(201) 291-9707 |
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32 Crescent
Street |
Website: |
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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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Landscaping
design, installation, maintenance, soil amendments, shrub pruning, lawn
renovations, snow plowing, ponds and waterfalls, spring and fall clean-ups. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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Worthless,
just a fancy name. OK, maybe a little better than "conventional"
pesticide use. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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There is no
schedule for pest management. See pest, target pest, bye, bye. |
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How are
pest problems identified? |
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Yes, they are
done by field oberservations. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Proper maintenance,
watering and no toxics. |
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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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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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Yes. Bring in
plants that attract beneficial insects. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Weed-hound
(weed pulling tool) and high pressure water to knock critters off
shrubs. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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Nitrell and
Weedztop (Fertrel). |
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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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My lawns are
thriving, no thatch, abundance of earthworms, always green. |
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