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Mike Griffin Landscaping
Mike Griffin
Asheville NC 28816
828-298-8880
[email protected]
http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100019493290749
Services/Products/IPM Description
Range of Products and Services
Proper mowing, Pruning as an I.P.M. tool, Proper planting, Hand weeding , Mulching, Milky Spore Disease, 45-mil E.P.D.M., Insect management, Sanitation.
Services/Products Categories
- Landscape
- Commercial
- Residential
Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Using mechanical , cultural and biological management to reduce or eliminate pests.
How Pest Problems Are Identified
Yes, Visually but no Pesticides.
Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold
Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests
Cutting dry cool season grass high (3.5") with a sharp blade and leaving clippings on the lawn, Electric leaf blower and trimmer (both Stihl), Dethatching, Pruning dry plants with sanitized and sharpened tools, Removing dead and diseased plant material, Planting resistant plants properly, Spraying leaves with a garden hose to knock off insects on plants, Fish tail pruning tool for tap root weeds, Pulling weeds before they go to seed, Pulling or trimming weeds to the ground then putting down newspaper or cardboard and mulching, 45-mil E.P.D.M. for solariztion (for weeds and soil sterilization), Cotton ball with rubbing alcohol to remove insects on leaves, Hand picking insects, Infrequent deep watering, Cutting English Ivy at the base of the tree trunk then pulling it back 1.5' . Planting plants that attract beneficials.
Biological Controls Used?
Milky Spore Disease for Japanese Beetle control.
Borates Used?
No
Synthetic Chemicals Used?
No
Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended
None
How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?
None
Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?
Cultural, Mechanical and Biological Management.
Lawn Care
Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended
1/3 " of organic compost , Compost tea , Worm castings and Ringer/Lawn Restore (10-2-6) are recommended.
Evaluation
How Effectiveness of Pest Management Systems is Evaluated
Visually and if pest problems persist, continue working to manage them.
References
Available on request