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2211
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Website: |
www.weed-man.com |
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Middleton |
WI |
53562 |
Email: |
turf@chorus.net |
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Service
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structural
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commercial
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school
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landscape |
residential
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golf course
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We are a lawn care provider that ensures our promises are
kept to our customers. We harness both environmental protection and
quality care for the homeowner's lawn. We are out on the homeowners
lawn 6 x's/yr. Make sure the right product is put down during the
right time. |
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What
is your definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? |
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Using
all the tools available to us to enhance not onle the aesthetic capabilities
of the landscape but the environmental preservations of our ecosystem
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Is pest management performed on a specific schedule? |
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Since
we don't see enough insect pests in tuf consistantly enough to justify
preventative measures, we use curative tactics as needed. Depending
on the weed pest we use both preventative and curative measures. |
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How are pest problems identified? |
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First and foremost
we try to create an environment that is least susceptible to pest
problems. |
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What practices
do you use to prevent and/or control pests? |
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Trapping,
physical removal, habitat modification, sanitation practices, common
sense, exclusion. |
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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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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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24-0-16 -- 65% Sulfur coated urea |
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What do
you usually use/sell/recommend for addressing:
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crabgrass |
Environmentally
friendly weed controls |
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dandelions |
Environmentally
friendly weed controls |
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How do
you evaluate effectiveness of your pest management |
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Our pest management system is effective
but we are continuously working to improve it. |
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Gary Lickliter; Fritz Ruegsegger |
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