Our Vegetation Management Services

Our Team provides an integrated management approach to meet the following criteria on a continuing basis:

• For Category 1 and Category 2 plant species as defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council’s 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species including; Hydrilla, Water Lettuce, Aligator Weed, Water Hyacinth, Spotted Duck Weed & Torpedo Grass and many more. To see the list go to; 

http://bugwoodcloud.org/CDN/fleppc/plantlists/2017/2017FLEPPCLIST-TRIFOLD-FINALAPPROVEDBYKEN-SUBMITTEDTOALTA.pdf

• Above the water line to the Seasonal High Water Level maintain grass height at 5 – 10”.

• All chemical treatments will include only registered, approved herbicides used in strict accordance with label directions and be applied by our Florida licensed applicators. We do provide a notice to our Clients when herbicide applications are expected to produce a die off that could potentially result in a dissolved oxygen deficit. Aeration may be warranted in such cases. This would be most likely to occur at night during warm summer months. Algae blooms that die off can have similar effects.

We currently hold an active Contract with the Orange County Board of County Commissioners; MSBU Stormwater Pond Division that includes;

- 210 Stormwater Ponds

- 418 vegetation Acres Treated Per Month

- Covering half of Orange County

- Crews working with Airboats, Side by Sides, Skiff's and Trucks

- All Treated every 30 Days

• Remember the Label is the Law! 

We provide government services and all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to control weeds and grass by chemical vegetation control on various State Roads throughout the State of Florida currently for the following Districts;

- District 1 in Bartow, Fl for the LaBelle Maintenanice Office

- District 2 in Lake City, Fl for the Perry & St Augustine Maintenance Offices

- Disrict 4 in Ft Pierce, Fl for the Treasure Coast Operations Maintenance Office

- District 6 in Miami, Fl for the South and North Miami-Dade County Maintenance Offices

- Florida Turnpike Authority in Ocoee, Fl in Palm Beach, Broward & Miami-Dade Counties

Our Team provides an integrated management approach to meet the following criteria on a continuing basis:

• For Category 1 and Category 2 plant species as defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council’s 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species including any revisions, maintain areal coverage at 5%.

• For other nuisance plant species including cattail (Typha sp.), Carolina willow (Salix caroliniana), and wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), maintain areal coverage at 5%. Other plant species may be identified as nuisance species.

• Above the water line to the Seasonal High Water Level maintain grass height at 5 – 10”.

• All chemical treatments will include only registered, approved herbicides used in strict accordance with label directions and be applied by our Florida licensed applicators. 

• Remember the Label is the Law!

Safety is a main concern of highway and street agencies In Government. In fact, roadway safety cannot be achieved without a good maintenance program. Employees & Contractors of local road agencies are responsible for reviewing their roads and rights-of-way, identifying hazards, and making conditions safer. 

One potential hazard is vegetation. Trees close to the road can present a fixed object hazard. Grass, weeds, brush and tree limbs can obscure or limit a driver’s view of traffic control devices, approaching vehicles, wildlife and livestock, and pedestrians and bicycles. Controlling vegetation helps reduce crashes and injuries. 

The main goals of vegetation control include: 

• Keeping signs visible to drivers. 
• Keeping road users (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians) visible to drivers. 
• Improving visibility of livestock and wildlife near the road. 
• Helping pedestrians and bicyclists see motor vehicles. 
• Keeping sidewalks and pedestrian paths clear and free from overhanging vegetation. 
• Removing trees close to the roadway which could result in a severe crash if hit. 
• Improving winter road maintenance in snow and ice areas. 
• Helping drainage systems function as designed.
• Preserving pavements through daylighting and root system control. 
• Controlling noxious weeds in accordance with local laws and ordinances. 
• Maintaining Right-Of-Way Encroachment 
• Clearing Powerline, Fenceline & Access Roads Right-Of-Ways

Some of our Services:

- Roadside Vegetation Management

- Sign Visibility

- Clear Sight Lines

- Drainage

- Side Road Visibility

- Powerline Right-Of-Ways

- Waterways & Canal Watersways

- Fenceline Clearing & Maintenance

We use weighted trailing hoses to treat the bottom acre-foot to control hydrilla and other submersed plants. 

We use a standard Hypro pump with a 100-gallon tank set to pump about 5 gallons per minute (GPM) . 

We typically treat ponds that are 8 to 10 feet deep; our setup uses three hoses (one each of 4, 8 and 12 feet in length) attached to a single boom that is the same width as the boat (8 feet) so we can avoid damage to pipes, drains & culverts in Stormwater Ponds. 

System created by the University of Florida/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants – Gainesville, 

< Rodeo - Glyphosate (Aquatic Label) 

< Tribune or Reward - Diquat (Aquatic Label)

< Aquathol - Dipotassium salt ofendothall 

< Clipper - Flumioxazin (Aquatic Label)

< Hel-Fire -Aminated phosphoric and carboxylic acids, sulphurated amides, andspraydepositionaids 

< Dyne-Amic a non-ionic Sufactant

< Round-Up Custom - Glyphosate (Aquatic Label)

< Polaris - liquid post-emergent herbicide that contains Imazapyr 

< Liberate - an uptake enhancing surfactant blend designed for use with pesticides that recommend a non-ionic surfactant. 

< Nautique - a fast-acting, economical contact pond herbicide that provides localized pondweed control with no water-use or irrigation restrictions.

< FL 909 or Cutrine - Algaecide is a liquid copper based formulation. 

Airboat Addicts, Inc is committed to providing quality mowing Services along with timeline controlled Mowing cycles to our Government Agencies and Asset Maintenance Prime Contractors we serve.
Pay Items Include;

- Large Machine Mowing

- Small Machine Mowing

- Slope Mowing

- Intermediate Mowing

Servicing both primary and interstate roads we have a Fleet of 100 to 150 HP 4x4 Tractors with 15' Batwing Mowers, Z-Trac Small Machine Mowers and logistical equipment to transport our own equipment anywhere it is needed.