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American Pest Management, Inc.
Jay Nixon, President
6460 New Hampshire Avenue
Takoma Park MD 20912
301-891-2600
http://www.americanpest.net
Services/Products/IPM Description
Range of Products and Services
We have been solving pest problems in the metropolitan Washington, DC area since 1925. We have always been technically oriented and our staff entomologists ensure that we remain abreast of the latest technical advances and regulatory changes as well as provide constant technical support. We specialize in IPM programs for highly sensitive areas such as hospitals, nursing homes, day care centers, research facilities, manufacturing, and food facilities. For those do-it-yourselfers, we maintain a fully stocked retail outlet at the Takoma Park office including information sheets on most pests.
Services/Products Categories
- Structural
- Commercial
- School
Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
On our regularly scheduled visits we will identify specific areas in your building and within your offices where pests are likely to occur. We will monitor these areas visually and/or with sticky traps. We will only use a control agent when we find physical evidence of pests or someone in the building reports the sighting of a pest. Most pests can be controlled with odorless vaporless baits that are placed out of sight in areas that we know to be frequented by the targeted pests.
How Pest Problems Are Identified
Use monitors and visual inspection before and after any application.
Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold
Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests
Sanitation, exclusion and operational modifications.
Biological Controls Used?
Mosquito dunks (Bacillus thuringiensis).
Borates Used?
Used for wood treatment and in some of the insect baits.
Synthetic Chemicals Used?
Abamectin, hydramethylnon, Sentricon baits (hexaflumuron) and fipronil.
Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended
hydramethylnon, Abamectin and Sentricon bait stations.
How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?
Did Not Respond (DNR)
Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?
Snap traps.
Lawn Care
Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended
We do not use or sell fertilizers.
Evaluation
How Effectiveness of Pest Management Systems is Evaluated
Quality assurance inspections by a supervisor.
References
Trevor Lubber, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 301-496-4294; Dr. Albert Greene, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, 202-260-3642.