Soil Fumigation Services

The Missouri Department of Conservation is seeking bids for soil fumigation services at the George O. White State Nursery in Licking, Missouri. The contractor will be responsible for providing soil fumigation services using a chemical fumigant combination of 80% Methyl-Bromide and 20% Chloropicrin. The services must be performed in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated in the contract. The contractor must have experience working with methyl bromide application and have a Missouri Pesticide applicators license in the fumigation category. Some key points to consider are: * The contractor must provide soil fumigation services for approximately fourteen acres of soil. * The contractor must use the soil tarp method of application, except in areas where obstructions make it unfeasible. * The contractor must keep plastic film sealed and in place for a minimum of twenty-four hours. * The contractor must make every effort to gas all seedbed ground, including the ends of seedbed rows and areas along irrigation lines. * The contractor must perform all soil fumigation services in a safe manner and in accordance with the most modern and professional pest control procedures recommended by the National Pest Control Association.