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INDUSTRY
BRIEF
BY IN VA SIV E PLA N TS CO UN CIL
Use Caution
W HEN W ORKING W ITH TURF
Finding Japanese beetle on a turf farm would be catastrophic, so manage the risk to your supplier by minimizing the chance to move Japanese beetle: CHECK
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If you have been working in the regulated area, or even if you have just been passing through the regulated area, check your truck for Japanese beetle passengersasyou leave.
USE
OR TRANSFER
Use up all the sod, or the excesswill need to go to the temporary transfer station at 1st and Wylie. It can not go back to the turf farm if it hasbeen anywhere near the regulated area.
PG 30 | SEP 2018
COVER
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Cover the load of turf with a tarp so it getsto the destination without any hitchhikers.
RETURNS
Turf suppliersmay no longer take any returns due to the high risk to their business. Many suppliersare no longer taking returnsdue to the high risk of moving Japanese beetlesinto their site. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE