Integrated Pest Management Hotline
Welcome to the City of Boulder Integrated Pest Management Hotline for pest
control activities.
The following information was posted Monday, June 8, 2009.
You may also call the IPM hotline
number at 303-441-4900, then press # 1 for IPM.
The city has an integrated pest
management policy and
uses several methods for weed and pest control. Pesticides are one tool
and used as a last resort. We evaluate all pesticide usage very carefully
and choose the least toxic one possible. This hotline provides information
on upcoming pesticide applications by city of Boulder departments.
This information is updated weekly and
actual dates of application may vary according to weather conditions. Notification
of specific applications will be placed on the property.
The Urban Forestry Division has
no applications planned.
Public
Works Streets and Bikeways Maintenance has no applications planned.
Contact Peter Rosato, Transportation
Maintenance, 303-413-7116 for more information.
Open
Space and Mountain Parks will apply Garlon 4, an EPA category III herbicide,
to the stumps of green ash in areas adjacent to the Enchanted Mesa Trail,
from the Enchanted Mesa Trailhead (behind the Chautauqua auditorium) to
the watertank area.
Open Space and Mountain Parks lessee will spot apply Milestone, an EPA
category III herbicide, to treat Canada thistle on the Bison property located
north of the intersection of St. Vrain Rd. and 65th St.
Open Space and Mountain Parks will apply Garlon 4, an EPA category III
herbicide, to the stumps of Siberian elm on the Eisenburg property located
east of North Foothills Hwy north of the junction between Broadway and North
Foothills Hwy.
Contact Eric Fairlee, Open Space
and Mountain Parks Department, 303-413-7647 for more information.
The
Parks & Recreation Department will be dusting, by hand, prairie dog
burrows at Valmont City Park June 10-12 weather permitting. Staff will be
dusting with an insecticide Delta Dust, rated as caution by the
EPA, in order to treat prairie dog burrows that may contain fleas
prior to relocation.
Contact Sherril Rahe,
Parks and Recreation Urban Resources, 303-413-7220 for more information.
The
Parks & Recreation Department will be applying Roundup, an EPA category
3 herbicide. to treat
canada thistle, downy brome, bindweed, hemlock
at the
following property:
- Chatauqua
at Baseline Rd
The
Parks & Recreation Department will be applying Roundup, an EPA category
3 herbicide. to treat
canada thistle, burdock, bindweed and garlic
mustard at
the following property:
- Beach
park and Euclid
The
Parks & Recreation Department will be applying Roundup, an EPA category
3 herbicide. to treat
bindweed and downy brome
at the
following property:
- Reynolds
library
Contact
Carey Sager, Parks and Recreation Urban Resources,
303-441-3858 for more information
For program information, please
check the website, www.environmentalaffairs.com.