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Earth Works Organic by Saxon
Saxon N. Harrison, President/Consultant
33 Adams Street
E. Rockaway NY 11518
516-872-2858
[email protected]
Services/Products/IPM Description
Range of Products and Services
Professional Organic Horticultural Service Company
Services/Products Categories
- Residential
- School
- Commercial
- Landscape
- Equestrian Centers/Stables using Biological Fly Controls and Repellants
Definition of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
We use OPM - Organic Pest Management - the natural form of IPM. We provide soil testing, use of amendments/fertilizers, pruning and natural weed control (all cultural practices) before the use of organic pesticides (such as beneficial insect release, Bt followed by pesticides made with organic derivatives)
How Pest Problems Are Identified
We use a 30X scope to check the emergence of hemlock wooly aldegids from the cotton white egg satches and use various Delta Wing Traps (sticky traps) as well as various colored sticky traps (white, blue, red and yellow) to catch and hold insects for identification.
Tools, Practices, and Materials Used/Sold
Practices Used to Prevent or Control Pests
We use temperature Degree Day's (TDD) to monitor insect incubation/emergence.
Biological Controls Used?
Bt and nematodes.
Borates Used?
N/A
Synthetic Chemicals Used?
No
Top Ten Pesticides Used/Sold/Recommended
Corn gluten, Bt, nematodes, pyrethrum, rotenone, vegetable based horticultural oil, horticultural soaps, garlic, hot pepper and diatomaceous earth.
How Much Pesticide Used Per Year, and How Applied?
Spot treatments by hand operated equipment to reduce drift. All pesticides used are non chemical and 100% organic.
Uses Physical or Mechanical Controls?
We use a device called a weed hound to extract broadleaf weeds from the earth.
Lawn Care
Type of Fertilizers Used/Sold/Recommended
Composted poultry manure, fish emulsion, seaweed, compost teas, green sand, iron, gypsum, sulfur, corn gluten.
Evaluation
How Effectiveness of Pest Management Systems is Evaluated
In 10 years of operation we never needed chemical controls for insect or fungus control on lawns and landscape planting. We rate our programs an 8-9 out of 10.
References
Neighborhood Network, Long Island Horticultural Association (LIOHA), 90 Pennsylvania Ave, Massapequa, NY 11758. (516) 541-4321