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View Poll Results: How do you log your pest. usage??
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Old fashioned paper and pen.(If pen touches paper, this is for you.)
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54.84% |
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High end program used only for pest. tracking features
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High end program used for all business aspects, including pest. tracking
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16.13% |
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Low end (or home made) spreadsheet program.
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29.03% |
07-27-2003, 08:56 PM
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LawnSite Bronze Member
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: CT
Posts: 1,615
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How do you track pesticide usage??
I know everyone in this forum has to have a response for this, so post away!!
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07-27-2003, 09:18 PM
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LawnSite Senior Member
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: North Georgia-Chattanooga
Posts: 836
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I have my own work sheet I jot down everything form Dew point the day i spray to 2 day forecast, wind, temp, overcast or sunny day. rate of spray. anything that might come back and try to bite me.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA
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07-27-2003, 10:19 PM
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LawnSite Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ohio
Posts: 626
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Usually by the dailys and once the sec gets everything updated to the spreadsheet, we have it there as well.
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07-28-2003, 12:13 AM
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LawnSite Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: connecticut
Posts: 650
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Made my own program on Excel. It always gives me up to date useage and at end of year very easy to submite to DEP.
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07-28-2003, 12:52 AM
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Suspended
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 1,651
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pen and paper,
Currently looking into programs
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07-28-2003, 10:48 AM
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LawnSite Member
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 51
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I use Lawn Assistant 3. I was inspected begining of year, and just ran report from LA3 to meet record keeping needs.
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07-28-2003, 11:23 AM
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LawnSite Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North Carolina transition zone 7&8
Posts: 661
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I use the Gempler's Item # T8919.
It allows you to log date and time, crop and target pest, location, wind, a/i and product name, epa #, amount of product , # of acres or units, re-entry interval.
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07-28-2003, 01:50 PM
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LawnSite Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 49
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I made up a form in WORD that I have used for the past few years. Probably should look into a new system...
I'll try to attach one...
DaleL
OOPS! I'll try again...
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07-28-2003, 01:52 PM
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LawnSite Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: SW Ohio
Posts: 49
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Quote:
Originally posted by DaleL
I made up a form in WORD that I have used for the past few years. Probably should look into a new system...
I'll try to attach one...
DaleL
OOPS! I'll try again...
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07-28-2003, 09:12 PM
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LawnSite Bronze Member
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: CT
Posts: 1,615
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OK....90 views....we should have 90 votes!! 
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