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Springer
Pest Solutions has become the most trusted and well known independent
pest management company in our market areas. Always on the leading
edge with the latest technology available in the pest management industry.
We provide residential, commercial and termite integrated pest management
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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A
decision-making process that anticipates and prevents pest activity
and infestation by combining several strategies to achieve long-term
solutions. |
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Pest
management is performed biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly and
occassionally annually. Inspection, monitoring and maintenance are
conducted involving urban pest situations. |
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How are pest problems identified? |
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Pest
problems are identified involving detailed inspections. Pest pressures
are monitored pre and post management methods utilizing graphing procedures.
Monitoring devices employed include: stickly traps, pheromone traps,
mechanical traps, insect light traps and others. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Sanitation
audits, cultural environment operational audits, exclusion practices,
conducive condition reduction, delayed maintenance audits, monitoring,
physical controls and mechanical controls. |
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Do you
use biological controls? |
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Biorational,
but not biological at this time. The future holds considerable promise
for this method in urban pest management. |
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We
utilize boric
acid and Timbor for crack and crevice and spot treatment respectively. |
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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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Pesticides
are used as a final type of control or management measure. Pesticides
are applied only according to the label and observing all involuntary
exposure potentials. |
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Does
your company perform habitat modification? |
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Yes.We
provide limited services and remand these activities to the client
as part of consultative services. We would relocate a firewood pile. |
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Do you
use any physical or mechanical controls? |
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We
utilize vacuum cleaners and insect light traps. We utilize caulk and
expansion foam for exclusion purposes. |
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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 |
Repair,
bait and monitoring systems. |
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cockroaches |
vacuum,
bait and monitor. |
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fleas |
vacuum,
steam clean and pet to vet. |
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carpenter
ants |
clean
repair, boric acid or bait. |
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ants (indoor) |
clean,
caulk, bait and monitor. |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Excellent,
we provide services based on communication and cooperation with our
cutomers and IPM (inspection, identification, levels of tolerance,
least impact control measures and evaluation of effectiveness. |
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Des
Moines Club, 666 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50309, (515) 244-2177;
State of Iowa, Iowa Property Management, Hoover Office Building, Des
Moines, IA, 50309, (515) 281-5876; Air National Guard, 3100 McKinley,
Des Moines, IA 50321. |
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