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203-382-0335 |
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President |
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203-382-0777 |
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landscape
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residential
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golf course
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Plantscapes,
Inc is a design-build-maintenance company based in Fairfield since
1980. We specialize in landscapes that respect the relationships between
living things and their environments. Plantscapes, Inc. provides true
organic land care and will soon be accredited by the Northeast Organic
Farming Association of CT (NOFA) as Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals.
NOFA is the same organization that certifies organic food. Michael
Nadeau, one of the principals of Plantscapes, Inc. is a member of
the Organic Land Care Committee of CT-NOFA that has recently created
and published the first Standards for Organic Lawn Care, Practices
for Design and Maintenance of Ecological Landscapes. Michael is also
a frequent lecturer on organic topics. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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A
method of scouting and monitoring to detect problems at their inception,
enabling the land care professional to correct the problem when it
is small and easier to control. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Yes.
During periods of high disease and insect pressure, we scout the "hotspots"
on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. We look for signs of insects or disease,
set traps or indicator cards to monitor populations, and search for
signs of beneficial organisms. Populations are monitored with site
visits, sticky and pheromone traps, and GDD timing. |
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How are pest problems identified? |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Traps,
scouting, resistant varieties, removal of plants that are chronically
infested. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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cannola
oil, garlic oil, sulfer, neem, beneficial organisms (lacewings, soldier
bugs), attract beneficial organisms with plants and pheromones. |
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Tick
repellent, which dries them out. |
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Do you
use synthetic chemicals? |
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Only
during transition from chemical to organic maintenance, and only when
absolutely necessary. The client signs a consent form. |
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What
are the top 10 pesticides you use/sell/recommend? |
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Dormant
oil (cannola); Soaps; Burn Out and Scythe (organic herbicides); Garlic
oil; pyrethrum (organic); lime sulfer; corn gluten meal; bacillus
thuringiensis; diatomaceous earth |
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If pesticides are used, how much are used per year of each? |
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Approximately
100 gallons D.O.; 25 gallons garlic oil; 1 qt. Neem; 8 gallons soap;
350 gallons Burnout; 1 Pt. Pyrethrum; 1 Qt. Lime sulfer; 10,000 lb
corn gluten meal; 20 lb Bt; 100 lb DE |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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Yes.
Pruning to increase sunlight and air movement to control diseases;
plant insectary strips to attract beneficial insects. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Copper
strips for slug control; netting for deer; hardware cloth for voles,
mice around trunks of plants. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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North
Country Organics ProStart 2-3-3 Organic and ProGro 5-3-4 Organic;
Crop Production Services 5-4-8 and 7-2-4 Organic; lots of compost. |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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carpenter
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Pheromone
traps |
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crabgrass |
corn
gluten and cultural practices |
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dandelions |
leave
them, or Burnout |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Scouting
and monitoring, sometimes with traps. |
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References:
Jay Hen and Kirsten Baker: 203-367-0127; Janet
Rickershauser: 203-226-5734; Sally Stone: 203-655-3178. |
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