BOULTBEE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT d.b.a. Boultbee Pest Control Ltd. is a third-generation company that has provided vegetation management services to industrial, commercial, and residential customers. We are a leader in the development of innovative vegetation control equipment and techniques. We employ integrated vegetation management principles and prepare Vegetation Management Plans (VMP). All service employees are certified Integrated Pest Management Technicians.
BOULTBEE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT offers a wide array of pest control services, focusing on commercial weed control. We service railroads, pulp mills, saw mills, oil refineries, and utility companies. Sites which we treat include: electrical substations, sales lots, airport runway edges, building perimeters, propane tanks, parking areas, sidewalks, storage facilities, gravel pits and fence lines.
The most common type of weed control that we perform is zero-growth vegetation control, previously known as soil sterilent. This application delivers bare ground weed control for approximately one year at a time. The chemical is biodegradable and approved by the Ministry of Environment.
Other specialized services include aquatic weed control of effluent lagoons, fire-fighting ponds, and coolant lagoons for power generation facilities. Call or email us for more information.
WHAT ARE WEEDS?
A pest (weed) is any undesirable organism (plant) that should be controlled to ensure the safety and integrity of operating systems for man and his environment. Weeds are plants growing where they are not wanted. Noxious weeds such as Canada thistle and Knapweed growing on a commercial property must be controlled to reduce their nuisance and prevent their spread. Once weeds infest an area and produce seeds, they are difficult and costly to control. Prevention is the best cure. A single plant has the potential to cause a widespread infestation. The enormous production of seeds per plant is typical of many weed species. Weeds need to be controlled for reasons of safety.
WEEDS:
• Include trees if growing into overhead electrical equipment
• Can become fire hazards
• Can cover and hides fences, increasing the risk of unauthorized entry and theft
• Lead to corrosion of steel equipment
• Increase risk of tripping and slipping
• Reduce water drainage from sites
• Interfere with equipment access and safety inspections
• Provide food and shelter to rodents, ants, termites and other pests
• Degrade the appearance of sites
WHAT ARE HERBICIDES?
Herbicide is the term for a pesticide used to control plants. A pesticide is a substance used to control pests, such as weeds.
HOW DO HERBICIDES WORK?
The products which Boultbee Vegetation Management uses in vegetation control are known as photosynthetic inhibitors. The chemical in these products impedes or stops the production of chlorophyll within the plant.
WHOM DO HERBICIDES AFFECT?
Herbicides used by Boultbee Vegetation Management react only to organisms that have chlorophyll, and are practically non-toxic to non-chlorophyll organisms. The chemical is very effective against plants but does not adversely affect other living things such as fungi, insects, reptiles, birds, other animals or humans. Almost all of the products we employ are used for agricultural purposes such as apple orchards, asparagus farms and wheat farms.
