sporting fields and ovals; certain buildings and facilities controlled or by the LHIB; road verges and road reserves and easements accessible to the public. The main user groups of, and types of pesticide use in each of these categories of public places is summarised in the following table. Public places Regular user groups Level of use of Type of pesticide use Controlled by the public place LHIB Playground local residents High spot herbicides • visitors broadscale selective • children herbicides young families broadscale non-selective • herbicides ant bait control • Picnic areas residents High spot herbicides • visitors (particularly on broadscale selective • children weekends, herbicides young families public holidays broadscale non-selective • and school herbicides holidays) ant bait control • rat bait control • Vacant Crown local residents High spot herbicides • land visitors broadscale selective • children herbicides young families broadscale non-selective • general herbicides recreational ant bait control • (e.g. bushwalkers, rat bait control • joggers, bird watchers, dog-walkers) Crown land local residents Very high spot herbicides • reserved and visitors (frequent use by broadscale selective • dedicated for children multiple users) herbicides young families broadscale non-selective public purposes • including the general herbicides Lagoon recreational users ant bait control • rat bait control Foreshore and • Signal Point, Flagstaff land residents Very high spot herbicides • reserved for the visitors (frequent use by broadscale selective • protection of children multiple users) herbicides flora and fauna young families on walking broadscale non-selective • including the guided walking tracks, but not herbicides PPP and tours in remote areas ant bait control • Stevens general rat bait control • Reserve recreational users (e.g. bushwalkers, joggers, bird watchers) Road verges local residents or Low to Medium spot herbicides • visitors walking or broadscale selective and road • reserves driving on the road herbicides broadscale non-selective • herbicides rat bait control •
sporting fields and ovals; certain buildings and facilities controlled or by the LHIB; road verges and road reserves and easements accessible to the public. The main user groups of, and types of pesticide use in each of these categories of public places is summarised in the following table. Public places Controlled by the LHIB Regular user groups Level of use of public place Type of pesticide use Playground local residents visitors children young families High • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • ant bait control Picnic areas residents visitors children young families High (particularly on weekends, public holidays and school holidays) • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • ant bait control • rat bait control Vacant Crown land local residents visitors children young families general recreational (e.g. bushwalkers, joggers, bird watchers, dog-walkers) High • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • ant bait control • rat bait control Crown land reserved and dedicated for public purposes including the Lagoon Foreshore and Signal Point, Flagstaff local residents visitors children young families general recreational users Very high (frequent use by multiple users) • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • ant bait control • rat bait control land reserved for the protection of flora and fauna including the PPP and Stevens Reserve residents visitors children young families guided walking tours general recreational users (e.g. bushwalkers, joggers, bird watchers) Very high (frequent use by multiple users) on walking tracks, but not in remote areas • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • ant bait control • rat bait control Road verges and road reserves local residents or visitors walking or driving on the road Low to Medium • spot herbicides • broadscale selective herbicides • broadscale non-selective herbicides • rat bait control
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