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Public works outlines Fillmore pest-control methods for parks; gophers, ground squirrels are priorities
Summary
Public Works presented pest management efforts at Fillmore parks, focusing on gopher and ground-squirrel control, contractor schedule, permitted methods and constraints imposed by California rules.
City public-works staff presented an update on the city’s pest-management program for parks, saying the city’s contractor, Venco Western, provides landscape maintenance and subcontracts wildlife professionals to control gophers and ground squirrels. Georgie Gerardo, management analyst for Public Works, told council that control methods are limited to state-approved options and stressed the city’s emphasis on humane, low-environmental-risk approaches.
Gerardo said…
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