Lindsey Place Community Wide Fire Ant Management Program

This is the fourth year, Lindsey Place is coordinating a community wide fire ant management program within the neighborhood. This program is in coordination with the integrated pest management program of Texas AgriLife Extension in Bexar County. The goal is to get as many in the community involved for longer lasting and better control of fire ants.
This year, the neighborhood association will be providing the bait at no cost! Here's the estimated timeline (this may change, so keep checking this website for more information)

June 1st - front yards and easement will be treated with fire ant bait. A bait blower will be used to treat front yards - a truck will blow bait out and onto your yard. Please remove all vehicles from the street during 8am-12pm on this day. Baiting will take place during school hours.
June 4th - back yard treatments. A table will be set up in the front of the neighborhood. Please come by and pick up bait to treat your backyards. This will provide better results than just treating the front yards. Hand held spreaders will be available, but if you have your own, please bring it.

Remember, everyone's front yard will be treated, if you wish to have your backyard treated, you must pick up your bait.

If you DO NOT wish to have your front yard treated, you must contact Molly with AgriLife Extension at mekeck@ag.tamu.edu or 210/467-6575 OR Jesse (neighborhood president) by May 27th!!!!

Friday, February 6, 2009

What is Texas AgriLife Extension?


Texas AgriLife Extension is an educational agency that provides research based information to the people of Texas. AgriLife Extension is part of the Texas A&M System. All 254 counties of Texas are served by AgriLife Extension in the areas of Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Family Consumer Sciences.
In Bexar County, the program areas specicially include: integrated pest management (entomology), horticulture, natural resources, agriculture, family and consumer sciences, youth development (4H), nutrition and food saftey. We provide educational programs to adults and youth on various topics related to those fields. Our goal is to bring the information from the university, turn it into common sense information you can use, and go forth and teach!
You are probably more aware of Extension than you realize. If you have ever heard of the 4H youth program or the Master Gardener or Master Naturalist programs, you have heard of Extension. Those programs are all through Extension, and utilize precious volunteers to keep them going.
If you are interested in hearing more about what we have to offer, please contact us at 210/467-6575 or check out our website: http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/
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