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i- <br /> <br /> r , <br /> ~ / i J ~/i l Ii J.'iT~1i <br /> II/I~'`~I/I////`~~/ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> AUGUST 15, 1994 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (~03) 687-5262 <br /> CONTA Tim Rhay, Turf and Grounds Supervisor, 687-5349 <br /> From Pub is Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IM EDIATE RELEASE <br /> NAT NAL PEST CONTROL HANDBOOK INCLUDES LOCAL CASE STUDIES <br /> A ew national reference manual for professional landscapers includes case studies of <br /> Eugene's a forts in the field of integrated pest management. <br /> The "Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Turf and Ornamentals," developed <br /> by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, includes three chapters written by Tim Rhay, a <br /> local exper on pest management practices. Rhay, who is the turf and grounds supervisor for <br /> the City of Eugene Public Works Department, began the City of Eugene's integrated pest <br /> managemen program in 1980. The City program has earned an international reputation for <br /> its ability t be both cost-efficient and environmentally sensitive. <br /> The PA defines integrated pest management as an effective and environmentally <br /> sensitive ap roach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense <br /> practices, co prehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interactions with the <br /> i <br /> environment and available control methods including, but not limited to the judicious use <br /> of pesticides to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least <br /> possible haz rd to people, property, and the environment. <br /> The 72-page handbook is written for professionals who manage parks, rights-of--way, <br /> commercial I ndscaping, home lawns, schoolgrounds, golf courses, and other types of turf and <br /> <br />