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Scientific
Exterminating Serv Corp |
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Mark |
Giordano |
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631-265-5252 |
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President |
Fax: |
631-862-7272 |
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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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other: |
Institutional
offices & USDA food plants. |
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Scientific
Exterminating Services Corp is the product of three generations of
family investing in quality pest control; providing services for the
protection of health and property to the residents of Suffolk and
Nassau Counties for the last 44 years. Since 1993 we have been implementing
IPM in our health related facilities in Nassau and Suffolk. Encouraged
by the results produced in these accounts, we extended the practice
of IPM into other facets of our operation. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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IPM means different
things to different people. Our approach is to minimize the use of
pesticides, if needed we utilize the least toxic approach and avoid
adversely effecting the environment. Our programs address eliminating
existing pest infestations, making recommendations to prevent it from
re-occurring and setting up a preventative control program which relies
heavily upon early warning monitoring programs. We have made communication,
cooperation and educational awareness the number one priority in pest
control as pesticides no longer become the foundation for pest protection. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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We perform pest
management services on a quarterly basis (every three months), and
only active infestations are treated. Monitoring devices are inspected
and changed as necessary. Our monitoring devices determine what will
need to be performed to ensure a pest free environment. An overall
inspection is performed on the structure to determine conditions conducive
to pests. Glueboards, snap traps, ketch-alls are also used to monitor
pest infestations. |
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How are
pest problems identified? |
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Pest problems
are identified by performing an initial inspection. The use of vacuums
and monitoring devices are installed throughout the facilities. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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Yes we use
borates. They are
used in the baits that we use to control ants, cockroaches, bees
and termites. We use Timbor, Drax, Borid and Niban. |
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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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Chemicals are
used on an as needed basis, only as a last resort. |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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For residential
areas - sealing all holes, cracks & crevices; reducing and cutting
back shrubbery from foundation; placing a stone barrier around the
perimeter of any structure relative to grass; extending leaders away
from house and grading soil away from house. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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Yes. Physical
and mechanical traps are used. Examples of these are live traps,
glueboards, snap traps, and fly traps. |
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What
type of fertilizers do you use/sell/recommend? |
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We only use
organic fertilizers. Different color monitoring sticky traps. |
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What
do you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing: |
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termites |
Did Not
Respond (DNR) |
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cockroaches |
Sealing, baits,
cleaning, spraying cracks & crevices and moisture reduction. Vacuums
are used to eliminate large infestations. |
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fleas |
Vacuuming on
a regular basis and placing traps. Watering daily keeps the soil too
moist for breeding. Washing carpets can eliminate fleas, as will lowering
the humidity in the building. Spot chemical treatments containing
adulticide applied judiciously. |
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carpenter ants
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Same as indoor
ants. |
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ants
(indoor) |
Vacuuming the
area, the use of sealants on cracks, occasional use of pyrethrin,
moisture control, borid (borates)
in wet areas around or in areas of moisture
in a ceiling or wall void, spot baiting the nest site. |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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We evaluate the
effectiveness of our pest management systems by our monitoring systems,
and through verbal communications with our customers. |
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Henry Wallach,
Eastern Suffold Boces, Patchogue, NY; Fred Straight, Nesconset Nursing
Center, Nesconset, NY. |
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