RALEIGH
Dec 1, 2023
The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements in Beaufort, Durham, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Lenoir, New Hanover, Wake and Wayne counties. Settlements involved instances of improper handling or application of pesticides and applying pesticides without the proper license or certification.
Settlements are listed by county below:
- (Beaufort) David A. Dixon of Chocowinity agreed to pay $600 for applying a restricted-use pesticide without a license/certification.
- (Cabarrus) Ralph Carr of RC Landscaping in Concord agreed to pay $800 for engaging in pesticide applicator business with an expired license.
- (Caldwell) James S. Anderson, a private pesticide applicator for Anderson Farms in Granite Falls, agreed to pay $500 for applying restricted-use pesticides after his certification had expired.
- (Durham) Brendon C. Cordell, owner of Mosquito Tek in Durham, agreed to pay $2,200 because an illegally disposed of pesticide container leaked onto asphalt at the business, which violates regulations meant to protect human, animal, plant and environmental health.
- (Lenoir) Robert W. Creech, the owner of All Terrain Landscaping in Kinston, agreed to pay $1,500 because employees under his supervision applied pesticides after his commercial pesticide license had expired.
- (New Hanover) Louis P. Gonzales, the owner of Tidal Landscapes in Wilmington, agreed to pay $1,200 for applying pesticides after his commercial pesticide license had expired.
- (New Hanover) Wilson B. Stratas, owner of Stratas Scapes in Wilmington, agreed to pay $1,200 because employees applied pesticides for the business although no one with the business had a commercial pesticide license. Stratas had previously been issued a notice of non-compliance for the same violation.
- (Wake) Kevin Frazier of Raleigh agreed to pay $800 for applying pesticides commercially with an expired license. He has since renewed his license.
- (Wayne) Timothy R. Fulcher, the owner of Fulcher’s Lawn and Garden Service in La Grange, agreed to pay $1,200 because employees under his supervision illegally disposed of a pesticide container and applied a pesticide to a residential site outside Goldsboro although the pesticide was not labeled for residential use.
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