Supervisors and employees in the Florida lawn care, pest control, or landscape industry can become Certified in Florida Green Management Best Practices.
Green Industry workers such as Tampa, Florida lawn-care and landscape maintenance professionals attend science-based educational programs referred to as GI-BMPs. The GI-BMPs teach environmentally safe landscaping practices that help Tampa bay area landscapers and pest control service providers in Tampa, Florida to conserve and protect Florida’s ground and surface waters.Tampa lawn care service providers who are certified in Florida Green Management Best Practices are trained in areas of landscaping and pest control that will save Tampa Florida home and business owners money while beautifying the home or businesses’ landscape. The main importance of this certification and our goal as Tampa, Florida pest control and lawn maintenance providers however is to protect the health of your family, pets, and the environment while administering pest control applications, fertilizers and weed control.
Bay Area Lawn and Pest Control Services,Tampa Bay has completed this training which was designed to provide corporate, governmental, environmental, and other personnel the Best Management Practices for lawn and landscape. We take pride in our Tampa landscaping and pest control services providing only the best lawn care services and pest control products.
Who Gets Trained in the GI-BMPs?
Florida Statute 482.1562 states that all commercial fertilizer applicators must have a license from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) by January 1, 2014. To get this license, each Green Industry worker must be trained in the GI-BMPs and receive a certificate of completion from UF/IFAS and FDEP. Additionally, many non-commercial Green Industry applicators or other workers are required to pass the training by local ordinances or voluntarily participate in the program to better serve their clients.
(Source: http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu/professionals/BMP_overview.htm)
A beautiful lawn is almost always due to the fact that it is also a healthy lawn.Mowing, pruning, weeding, fertilizing, pest control and irrigation all play a roll in maintaining a healthy Florida lawn!
Proper irrigation is important to disease and insect control but did you know that a sprinkler system that is installed or programed improperly can also effect the health of your lawn? Bay Area Lawn and Pest Control is a licensed Tampa, Florida irrigation service provider serving Hillsborough and Pasco County, Florida. We provide irrigation installation services plus we can repair faulty sprinkler systems at your home or business while adhering to Florida Green Management Best Practices. Maintaining irrigation systems and providing assistance with timers and zone set ups on your sprinkler system is part of our total lawn care services for Tampa Bay homeowners. Make sure you hire a licensed irrigation repair and installation company in Tampa bay to fix your sprinkler systems as more damage can be caused by someone who is inexperienced in this area.
Pest Control Services
Pesticides must be used responsibly, accurately and safely. Our indoor and outdoor pest control services ensure that Tampa bay home and business owners maintain not only a healthy lawn, but an overall healthy environment while being bug-free.
For information about lawn care, pest control and irrigation and sprinkler repair in Tampa or Hillsborough County as well as Pasco County, Florida, please visit our website at http://www.bayarealawnandpests.com.
