Facilities Services provides weed control routinely with preventive maintenance work orders generated automatically within SchoolDude.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What areas are treated routinely?
- Walks, curbs, gutters, perimeter of schools and buildings, flower beds, fence lines, warning tracks, around utilities, etc.
- When will my school be treated?
- Facilities Management has published a landscaping schedule that the weed control personnel are obligated to follow. Weed Control personnel will address general work order requests after scheduled preventive maintenance work orders are completed.
- What is being sprayed?
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A post emergent herbicide similar to Round Up called Rodeo. A blue inert indicator dye is added to avoid missing or overlapping areas (the dye will fade).
Records of applications are kept on SchoolDude (labels/SDS sheets are supplied upon request). Records are also recorded in the school's IPM notebook.
- How toxic are these products?
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There are three signal words referring to the toxicity of herbicides/pesticides. They are caution, warning, and danger. The products that will be used at your site have a caution label (the least toxic of the three).
Re-entry intervals are typically when products dry.
- Who is applying these herbicides?
- Certified commercial applicator John D. Childers #79041 , Brian Mercer #125889, and Justin Pillow #115168-G. Credentials presented upon request.
Questions, comments, or concerns? Please call 703-791-7201.