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The Coppinger Company, Inc.
Ellen Coppinger, President
N. Chelmsford
Lowell MA
978 375-3913
[email protected]
http://www.coppingercompany.com
Services/Products/IPM Description
Range of Products and Services
We are a Landscape-Design-Build-Maintain company that provides organic fertlization and intelligent plant management as well as a full range of landscaping services to our clients.
Services/Products Categories
- Landscape
Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Intelligent Plant Management. Improving soils and growing conditions. Right Plant- Right Place. And using the least toxic, most effective controls when necessary.
How Pest Problems Are Identified
Visual inspections.
Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold
Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests
Put the right plant in the right place and maintain healthy soils.
Biological Controls Used?
Yes- beneficial nematodes, compost tea, spinosad.
Borates Used?
No.
Synthetic Chemicals Used?
Yes- for injection products only (i.e. Imicide Tree Inject).
Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended
Horticultural Oil, insecticide soaps, spinosad, imicide
How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?
1 case of imicide capsules (1 liter); 10 gallons of horticultural oil, 5 gallons of insecticidal soap, and 2 gallons of Conserve SC (Spinosad).
Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?
Yes- hand pulling invasive species.
Lawn Care
Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended
Compost Tea (our own brew), cockadoodle doo granular, liquid humates.
Evaluation
How Effectiveness of Pest Management Systems is Evaluated
Through follow-up inspections and discussions with our clients.
References
Please contact us for references.