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Mosquito control for lawns
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:22 am
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:22 am
I've been considering paying a local company in BR to spray the yard for mosquitos (Mosquito Joe or Swat) but I wanted to see if the chemical they used was available somewhere online or maybe at Precision Chemicals.
Does anyone have any experience doing it themselves?
Does anyone have any experience doing it themselves?
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Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:24 am to oreeg
They probably use a formulation of bifenthrin mixed with some sort of citrus smelling additive. Some places use Malathion but it smells pretty awful.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:28 am to oreeg
Cedar Oil
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:28 am to oreeg
It's my experience that when you pay people to get rid of mosquitos you will be disappointed.
The fact of the matter is that if your guy isn't spraying daily (at least) there is no way he will keep up with the life cycle of the bastards.....just my experience. The only times I've ever been satisfied with mosquito control is when I lived in Rayne and they sprayed every single morning and every single night including weekends. That summer I hardly ever had any on my patio.
Right now I'm in Crowley and they spray every night and it's OK but you still have to get in the closed in patio by dark.
The fact of the matter is that if your guy isn't spraying daily (at least) there is no way he will keep up with the life cycle of the bastards.....just my experience. The only times I've ever been satisfied with mosquito control is when I lived in Rayne and they sprayed every single morning and every single night including weekends. That summer I hardly ever had any on my patio.
Right now I'm in Crowley and they spray every night and it's OK but you still have to get in the closed in patio by dark.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:32 am to oreeg
Take a look at Talstar (bifenthrin). You can buy the concentrate on Amazon for a reasonable price.
Lots of folks say this is what the exterminator companies use. Not sure if that is correct, but it is popular with bug haters.
Lots of folks say this is what the exterminator companies use. Not sure if that is correct, but it is popular with bug haters.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:39 am to oreeg
Spraying Malathion is much cheaper option and works 100%. Follow the direction; spray at the base of everything in the yard such as house, trees, etc. and you won't see many mosquitoes for couple months.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:40 am to oreeg
I live in Livingston Parish and my home backs up to a large wooded area. I spray Spectracide on my backyard about once a week and I haven't been bitten by a mosquito since. Not saying it would work for everyone but it seems to be doing the trick.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:40 am to oreeg
I would look at Bifen IT. This is the generic of Talstar. Spray everywhere not just places you think have mosquito's. Talstar or a similar version is what most Bug companies use, I asked the bug guy (Orkin) that sprays at work.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:42 am to oreeg
we use mosquito joe. the 4-6 days after he comes you can see the results. after that you're wondering how much longer until he comes again.
if you can find the right mix and do it yourself more frequently, you'll be better off than paying for it monthly.
like someone said, they hide EVERYWHERE during the day, not just sitting water areas. Hitting them more often than what joe comes out would be best.
if you can find the right mix and do it yourself more frequently, you'll be better off than paying for it monthly.
like someone said, they hide EVERYWHERE during the day, not just sitting water areas. Hitting them more often than what joe comes out would be best.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:59 am to oreeg
It worked for me. They basically sprayed my bushes, which denied the blood suckers a place to chill. Works better if your neighbors do it as well.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:26 am to oreeg
Lemon oil
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:35 am to oreeg
Orkin does my yard and it works well for a couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure they spray Talastar. I may buy some off amazon and start spraying myself.
We used to get eat up if we sat outside in the evening. We rarely get bitten even once for a couple weeks after they come spray.
We used to get eat up if we sat outside in the evening. We rarely get bitten even once for a couple weeks after they come spray.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:39 am to oreeg
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:39 am to oreeg
Go to mosquitobarrier.com. It is nothing but garlic concentrate and harms nothing. I have used it for three years and it works better than anything I have tried. It eliminates ticks etc. A gallon has lasted me three years.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 3:13 pm to oreeg
I've used Talsar for a few years with mixed results.
Wife finally paid a big pest control company to start doing it monthly, I was skeptical.
But, they first sprayed last Tuesday, and since then I haven't seen a single one in the last 6 days and I've been doing alot of yard work.
Wife finally paid a big pest control company to start doing it monthly, I was skeptical.
But, they first sprayed last Tuesday, and since then I haven't seen a single one in the last 6 days and I've been doing alot of yard work.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 6:11 pm to oreeg
I spray Permethrin. Zero skeeters.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 8:23 am to oreeg
quote:CON MEN...don't waste your money
Mosquito Joe
Posted on 6/20/17 at 9:21 am to oreeg
Another option might be getting a bat house. One bat eats up to a 1000 mosquitoes a night.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 12:25 pm to oreeg
From what I understand, the spray helps some, but the main thing these services do is search hard around your house outside for any standing water and create a path for it to drain and not pool up any longer. That's from a buddy of mine that works for Orkin. That's how they fix the main issue.
For me, if I'm going to be outside in teh sweltering butthole part of a deep south summer, it's going to be by a strong fan. Pushes them skeeters away.
For me, if I'm going to be outside in teh sweltering butthole part of a deep south summer, it's going to be by a strong fan. Pushes them skeeters away.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 2:31 pm to oreeg
this just in "Mosquito have wings and they fly" 
your fence doesn't keep them in or keep them out, you can no more control how many of them are in your yard, then you can control the wind.
you control them by spraying whole square miles of an area so you reduce how many are still alive within flying distance to come bite you, that's the only amount of Mosquito control there is.
your fence doesn't keep them in or keep them out, you can no more control how many of them are in your yard, then you can control the wind.
you control them by spraying whole square miles of an area so you reduce how many are still alive within flying distance to come bite you, that's the only amount of Mosquito control there is.
This post was edited on 6/20/17 at 2:34 pm
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