Do mosquito foggers work?

Yes. I have this and use talstar, works GREAT.

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I saw that online. Looked interesting also. Maybe I'll get both and do double the damage haha.

I have the Smaller Stihl Backpack fogger. 2 1/2 gallon capacity. It’s a lot lighter for me to carry. And goes a long way.

I use Talstar as someone mentioned. Also some pyrethrin for fast knockdown of the insects.

I’ve been killing mosquito’s for a living since 1995. We bought it so we would have something to bring to the camp in the marsh.

Kills all the insects. I don’t spray high or late because of lightning bugs.

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Yes. I have this and use talstar, works GREAT.

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Second that. I have a similar backpack fogger with Talstar. Been doing this for years. For mosquito fogging, I mix 1 tsp per gallon and you don't hear a cricket chirping for days. If mine shite the bed tomorrow I would by another.

Bifen IT, same fogger. Works great!

I fog my yard, trees, bushes any shady areas. It usually lasts around a month, about three weeks and you start seeing mosquitos again in small numbers.

I live on the lake. I use a mosquito zapper. Spray with ONSLAUGHT. Seems to work for me.

Permethrin and bifenthrin are both synthetic pyrethroids of pyrethrin.

Pyrethrin is the natural extract of the Chrysanthemum family of flowers. It has fast knockdown properties. Good for flies because it gets them before they can haul arse. My pyrethrin will knock a horse fly out of the air.

Talstar ( bifenthrin ) and Permethrin10% lend longevity to your mix solution.

Pyrethrin degrades in a few hours.

That’s why we use both pyrethrin and Talstar. I don’t touch permethrin. I don’t like it because it’s nasty. Talstar is more pleasant to use.


On the fogger.

Who ever gets one I guarantee you will enjoy it. You can put a 45degree louver on the nozzle to do soffits and trees.

It’s fun when the termites swarm. You knock them down by the millions and the chickens love eating them the next day.

We have ran ours on a wooded “ island “ surrounded by marsh and only five hundred yards from the beach of the GOM. Lots of bugs.

Nothing where we fogged in the lower trees. Nothing.

Everything I have is Stihl. Chain saw, blower, weed eater. Can’t go wrong .

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And a large fan you can sit in front of, not just under.

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this is the (non-toxic) answer. i put a 24" tornado wall fan out on my deck and it makes sitting out there pleasant vs previously impossible

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Will these foggers kill or scare my bees away? I don't wanna lose my pollinators.

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The short answer is yes. The long answer is also yes.

They also kill other beneficial insects that make a living off eating mosquitoes and mosquito larvae.

ETA: It is more harmful to native bees than the western honey bee. Social bees, like the honey bee (and to a lesser degree some social bumble bees) are more insulated to the impacts of pesticides just by the nature of their social existence. They can buffer the effects by somewhat isolating the pesticide to different parts of the hive.

With native bees, such as leaf cutter bees and ground bees, they don't have such a buffer. They're solitary and take the full brunt. Leaf cutter bees are especially susceptible because they directly handle and incorporate foliage with residual spray into their nests, killing not just themselves, but their offspring.

The issue is compounded by the fact that many pest control companies spray during the most active hours for native pollinators.