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Nodust 
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| Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 2:55 pm)
I thought it would be a good idea to list what everyone uses for insect control. Yard, garden, or house. I started with a few I use. Been out in the yard all day and taking a break.
If anyone has something to add just post it and I will update. Along with the trade name and company that makes it, please add the chemical name. That way if another company makes a product with the same chemical it will be easy to cross reference.
Note: this is just recommendations. Always read the label before application
Talstar(bifenthrin)
Fire ants
spiders
Suspend(Deltamethrin)
Spiders
Bayer Vegetable & Garden Insect spray(Cyfluthrin)
Also sold as Tempo
Vegetable pests-I used it and it killed whatever was eating my cucumbers
dirt daubers, spiders, wasp
Malathion
Mosquitoes
Permethrin (2 oz per gallon and there will be none)
mosquitos
Acephate (Orthene) insecticide
Fire ants
Army and Cutworms
Grasshoppers
Sevin (Carbaryl)
Fleas and Ticks
Demon(cypermethrin)
House hold pests-roaches and stuff
Image(imazaquin)
Sedge control in turfgrass
Dollar weed, aligator weed
Permit(halosulfuron-methy)
Purple and Yellow Nutsedge
Roundup(glyphosate)
Most vegetation, my experience has trouble with briars
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid(2,4-D)
Broad leaf plants, safe for most lawns, St Aug may be sensitive to it
(Metsulfuron Methyl)
Sold under many different names not all are labeled for use on turfgrasses
Manor and Blade are two labeled for turfgrass uses, Ally is labeled for crops
Controls -Bahaigrass
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Nodust
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 2:56 pm to Nodust)
Armadillos
Shoot
Possums
shoot
Squirrels
shoot clean and eat
Snakes
Some say shoot
Some say don't shoot
This post was edited on 5/15 at 4:24 pm
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Cadello
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 2:58 pm to Nodust)
My buddy sprayed Malathion (sp) straight in his yard once and you couldn't find one living creature.
Step on the road mosquitos, step back in the yard, 3 Mile Island.
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bbvdd 
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 2:59 pm to Nodust)
For insects in the yard (ticks, ants, etc.) I use a product called Hot Shot that I get at John Deere landscapes.
It's expensive but it works.
For bugs around the house Ortho Home Defense Max
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Nodust
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:00 pm to Cadello)
Changed the way I listed them. I'll just list the chemical name and what it controls. See how that works.
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fishfighter
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:31 pm to Nodust)
The only bug I try to kill is ants. I quit spraying around the house a few years ago. After a year, the lizards came back. No problem with any spiders or any other bugs around the house. Oh, I live in the sticks with woods and fields all around me and one would think I would have all kinds of shite hanging around the house, but I don't. It was a bitch of a year with all the spiders and webs, but like I said, after a year, no problems.  I do have a shite load of lizards though. 
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Bleeding purple 
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:46 pm to Nodust)
what kills scorpions or repels them?
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VanRIch
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:49 pm to fishfighter)
How do you use Malathion to control mosquitos.
Only thing I really use regularly is Amdro, fire ant colony one day, mound of lifeless dirt the next.
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Slickback
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:53 pm to fishfighter)
Sevin (Carbaryl)
I sprinkle some in my yard and around my dog's pen to kill fleas, but it kills pretty much everything. We use it in the garden too.
My aunt lives next to me and she has an ant killing infatuation, so she walks around the property once a week with the Ortho ant killer killing ants, so I don't have to deal with them.
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Nodust
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:55 pm to Bleeding purple)
From Wiki
quote:
Scorpions are not without their own enemies. Many scorpions eat other kinds of scorpions and some are cannibalistic. Centipedes are a major enemy of scorpions, and some birds and mammals (shrews and monkeys, for example) have learned to avoid the sting and love eating scorpions.
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TH03 
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 3:57 pm to Nodust)
Ant hills
Acephate (Orthene) insecticide
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Insects/spiders around the house
Deltamethrin
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Snakes
Pure Hate & Anger
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Tbooux
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 4:08 pm to TH03)
Best stuff out there, sprayed my house yesterday with it actually. Kills everything and safe to spray inside.
Used it at a hunting camp once and was sweeping up dead bugs for weeks!
Can Get generic for alot cheaper as well. $31 on amazon! 
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SpicyStacy 
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/15/12 at 11:07 pm to Tbooux)
I got a shitload of spectracide for free last week with coupons!! Not sure if it works or not, but were gonna try 
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Langston
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 7:32 am to Bleeding purple)
quote:
what kills scorpions or repels them?
quote:
monkeys
Sounds like you need monkeys. Wonder how they coexist with hogs
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:07 am to Nodust)
awesome thread. 
added to the OB guide.
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Geauxtiga
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 9:21 am to Nodust)
Orthene
fire ants
Permethrin (2 oz per gallon and there will be none)
mosquitos
Tempo
dirt daubers, spiders
(has a long residual and you won't see spider webs, dauber nests)
Permit
nut sedge "cocoa grass"
24D
broad leaves
Roundup
grasses (except smut grass, I use Velpar for that. Don't spray around trees though, it moves in the ground).
Image
Dollar weed, aligator weed
GrazonNext
"burning grass"
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sharpshooter
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 9:35 am to Geauxtiga)
used Malathion about 7 years ago and still don't have mosquito problem. My neighbors have tons of them, but I rarely see them at my house.
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Corn Dawg Nation
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:11 am to sharpshooter)
Where do you guys actually apply the mosquito chemicals? Around the house??? On the ground?
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TH03
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:39 am to Geauxtiga)
quote:
Tempo
dirt daubers, spiders
(has a long residual and you won't see spider webs, dauber nests)
interesting. I have webs in my garage, in the corners and all. Might have to give this a try. For some reason, the stuff I use just has never worked in the garage.
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Bleeding purple
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| re: Pest control Recomendations (Posted on 5/16/12 at 12:56 pm to TH03)
As someone who has had organophosphate poisoning previously I thought I would contribute a little information/warning on all of these useful chemicals. I still use the chemicals if needed but I am careful to follow all directions.
Organophosphates and carbamate insecticides can cause human and animal toxicities. Toxicity generally results from accidental or intentional ingestion of or exposure to, agricultural pesticides. Other potential causes of organophosphate or carbamate toxicity include ingestion of contaminated fruit, flour, or cooking oil, and wearing contaminated clothing.
Specific agents linked to human poisoning include both carbamate (methomyl and aldicarb) and organophosphate (parathion, fenthion, malathion, diazinon, and dursban) insecticides. Chlorpyrifos, the organophosphate agent of dursban, is found in some popular household roach and ant sprays, including Raid® and Black Flag®.
These agents are well absorbed through the skin, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract.
For most agents, oral or respiratory exposures generally result in signs or symptoms within three hours, while symptoms of toxicity from dermal absorption may be delayed up to 12 hours. Lipophilic agents such as dichlofenthion, fenthion, and malathion are associated with delayed onset of symptoms (up to five days) and prolonged illness (greater than 30 days), which may be related to rapid adipose fat uptake and delayed redistribution from the fat stores.
•Acute toxicity from organophosphorus agents presents with manifestations of cholinergic excess. The dominant clinical features of acute cholinergic toxicity include bradycardia, miosis, lacrimation, salivation, bronchorrhea, bronchospasm, urination, emesis, and diarrhea.
•Ten to 40 percent of organophosphorus poisoned patients develop a distinct neurologic disorder 24 to 96 hours after exposure. This disorder consists of characteristic neurological findings including neck flexion weakness, decreased deep tendon reflexes, cranial nerve abnormalities, proximal muscle weakness, and respiratory insufficiency.
In cases of topical exposure with potential dermal absorption, aggressive decontamination with complete removal of the patient's clothes and vigorous irrigation of the affected areas should be performed. The patient's clothes and belongings should be discarded since they absorb organophosphorus agents, and reexposure may occur even after washing. Health care workers must take precautions to avoid accidental exposure, including providing treatment in a well-ventilated area.
General rules:
Always follow the safety directions on the container.
Wear chemical resistant gloves, long pants, long sleeves, and use a mask if indicated.
Mix chemicals outdoors in containers designated for pesticide/herbicide use only.
Don’t reuse containers for other purposes after exposure to the insecticide/herbicide.
Always wash hands well after use with lots of water.
Also, air dirft and runoff can cause significant damage to waterway ecosystems and benificial insect populations (especially bees) if you are not careful. Please be mindful of where your chemicals are ending up.
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