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Anonymous wrote:mdlawnland wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The natural spray will not kill mosquitoes, only irritate them and will leave the area. Synthetic sprays are the best way to handle them. We use plant based crysanthimum spray. Please don't fall for the hype and war against pesticides. As a licensed and trained applicator we do only what's needed to gain control. Most people use more chemicals to clean their house then i ever would to treat for pests. Also, is it worth the risk to not treat properly and expose your family to west nile virus, malaria and dengue fever. And, don't forget, what we spray is the same chemical you apply to your dog and cat. Why would you not protect your family?
This is total bullshit. Not only will pyrethrum kill all the bees and other bugs in addition to some of the mosquitoes, it will seriously f up your local waterways.
I'm not pp, but I'm not sure what is bs about it. Synthetics do in fact offer superior control methods. As to your waterway comment, OK. I'll make sure to use it on my shrubs instead of dumping it straight into the water. Glad you thought of that. And for the bees, 1. I don't give a f about bees, especially local ones that have not one iota of impact on agricultural pollination, and 2. Even if I did, bees don't chill on bushes like mosquitos do. Ergo, if I spray my bushes, it impacts the mosquitos, not the bees. Stop being dumb about this stuff. Thanks.
Couldn't have said it any better. The pesticide police out there want everyone to believe that they are being applied poorly and dumped into the waterways...NOT TRUE at all. I, as well as many others, are licensed, insured and train regularly on the correct way to store, mix, apply and dispose of any product. When applied by a licensed and trained applicator chemicals are VERY safe. As for bees......no shortage of bees in the city or suburbs....you need to take that fight to the farmers who have less regulation over what, when, how they spray. That takes us to runoff into the water.....it wont runoff of turf but you need to understand it DOES runoff of farm land, bare soil. It is just easier to target busniesess than farms.
And you're still here selling your snake oil solution to a problem with mosquitoes. I don't care what you use to spray, you continue to ignore the fact that spraying does essentially nothing to control mosquitoes. Sure, it might kill off some of the adult population for a short while and lessen the amount of feeding females in an area for a brief period of time. However, the problem will quickly return when the hundreds of eggs that were laid before the adults were killed begin to mature.
I get it from your business perspective, you find one sucker who falls for your pitch and when the mosquitoes return, they're now asking you to come back and spray again.
For those of us not dumb enough to fall for this trap, find ways to kill the eggs/larva/pupa and break the cycle.
There
Pitch?? Really?? No pitch, people call me. I spray to help stop the spread of disease. To help pets and families live comfortably. You cant believe all the hate in the media, we are trained and use products responsibly. I also use only whats needed. And spraying a lawn for mosquitoes, thats a waste and a media story to influence you that all applicators are bad. I spray shrubs and trees, where the mosquitoes are. I dont over apply or waste any products for the sake of a dollar. The war on pesticides WILL...cannot emphasize enough to WILL, become a huge health risk. Malaria and dengue fever are now in MD. Fact, not a scare tactic. We have products to help prevent disease, but people seem to prefer the disease over a way to prevent it. I am licensed by the Maryland Department of Agriculture in alot of categories, including Public Health. I take all of my licenses very seriously and do everything i can BEFORE anything is applied.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The natural spray will not kill mosquitoes, only irritate them and will leave the area. Synthetic sprays are the best way to handle them. We use plant based crysanthimum spray. Please don't fall for the hype and war against pesticides. As a licensed and trained applicator we do only what's needed to gain control. Most people use more chemicals to clean their house then i ever would to treat for pests. Also, is it worth the risk to not treat properly and expose your family to west nile virus, malaria and dengue fever. And, don't forget, what we spray is the same chemical you apply to your dog and cat. Why would you not protect your family?
This is total bullshit. Not only will pyrethrum kill all the bees and other bugs in addition to some of the mosquitoes, it will seriously f up your local waterways.
I'm not pp, but I'm not sure what is bs about it. Synthetics do in fact offer superior control methods. As to your waterway comment, OK. I'll make sure to use it on my shrubs instead of dumping it straight into the water. Glad you thought of that. And for the bees, 1. I don't give a f about bees, especially local ones that have not one iota of impact on agricultural pollination, and 2. Even if I did, bees don't chill on bushes like mosquitos do. Ergo, if I spray my bushes, it impacts the mosquitos, not the bees. Stop being dumb about this stuff. Thanks.
Couldn't have said it any better. The pesticide police out there want everyone to believe that they are being applied poorly and dumped into the waterways...NOT TRUE at all. I, as well as many others, are licensed, insured and train regularly on the correct way to store, mix, apply and dispose of any product. When applied by a licensed and trained applicator chemicals are VERY safe. As for bees......no shortage of bees in the city or suburbs....you need to take that fight to the farmers who have less regulation over what, when, how they spray. That takes us to runoff into the water.....it wont runoff of turf but you need to understand it DOES runoff of farm land, bare soil. It is just easier to target busniesess than farms.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: My point exactly! you think I said organic, I didn't. And you assume I mix with other toxic chemicals, and I don't! I use only what's needed to treat a specific problem. And I do it according to the label, rules and regulations set buy Maryland Department of Agriculture and UMD Extension Services. I train yearly as required and then some.
You are so quick to cover yourself in chemicals to repel mosquitoes, why are you so against spraying outdoors and treating the cause?
People are so quick to cover themselves in chemicals, cover their pets in chemicals or ingest them in pill form. They also have no issue with Terminix or Orkin coming monthly to spray every inch of the inside of their homes. That just puts pesticides IN you home, on every surface you and you family touch and in the air you breathe. That's why I treat OUTSIDE before spiders or ants get in. Why expose your family more than needed.
Point is, malaria, dengue fever, west Nile, lyme are ALL in MAD and spreading. These need to be handled and prevented. Having your yard treated is MAJORLY less threating to you and your family than all the diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks.
Again...just educate yourself, learn the FACTS. Read labels to see what EXACTLY your are spraying on yourself and your pets. Also for you organic fruit an vegetable lover...pesticides ARE used in organic production and you handle them every day. Again a FACT.... just educate yourself. I wont even go into the Monsanto Corn you eat...but info is easily found online and YES you eat it...no question its in everything! I am NOT preaching, just want people to educate themselves and use licensed trained professional ONLY! We atay up to date on regulations, usage and procedures.
Look, you're just wrong. I never said mosquito-borne illnesses aren't a thing. I never used the word "organic" in my comment. I don't use pesticides in my yard OR my home. I certainly don't have my house treated by Terminix or Orkin. But do you honestly think it's better to kill spiders and ants outside, which is where they belong, than to clean them up or prevent them inside the home?
I am very well-educated on the subject. I write about it for a living, and not for some weird, unscientific website full of conspiracy theorists. There is ample proof that the overuse of pesticides and herbicides has done terrible things to our environment. I understand that you apparently make a living off of convincing people that spraying their yards with stuff that indiscriminately kills insects (and animals further up the food chain) is just fine. But you can't expect to put that info out there on a public site and expect no push-back.
And yes, I do believe on treating foundations to prevent insect from coming into the home. Its NOT a full blanket yard spray to kill everything in site, far from it. But what should I tell my clients who have spiders and/or ants in their baby's crib...deal with it??? Don't think so...they want a safe place for their children. I guess you wanna save bedbugs next huh???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: My point exactly! you think I said organic, I didn't. And you assume I mix with other toxic chemicals, and I don't! I use only what's needed to treat a specific problem. And I do it according to the label, rules and regulations set buy Maryland Department of Agriculture and UMD Extension Services. I train yearly as required and then some.
You are so quick to cover yourself in chemicals to repel mosquitoes, why are you so against spraying outdoors and treating the cause?
People are so quick to cover themselves in chemicals, cover their pets in chemicals or ingest them in pill form. They also have no issue with Terminix or Orkin coming monthly to spray every inch of the inside of their homes. That just puts pesticides IN you home, on every surface you and you family touch and in the air you breathe. That's why I treat OUTSIDE before spiders or ants get in. Why expose your family more than needed.
Point is, malaria, dengue fever, west Nile, lyme are ALL in MAD and spreading. These need to be handled and prevented. Having your yard treated is MAJORLY less threating to you and your family than all the diseases carried by mosquitoes and ticks.
Again...just educate yourself, learn the FACTS. Read labels to see what EXACTLY your are spraying on yourself and your pets. Also for you organic fruit an vegetable lover...pesticides ARE used in organic production and you handle them every day. Again a FACT.... just educate yourself. I wont even go into the Monsanto Corn you eat...but info is easily found online and YES you eat it...no question its in everything! I am NOT preaching, just want people to educate themselves and use licensed trained professional ONLY! We atay up to date on regulations, usage and procedures.
Look, you're just wrong. I never said mosquito-borne illnesses aren't a thing. I never used the word "organic" in my comment. I don't use pesticides in my yard OR my home. I certainly don't have my house treated by Terminix or Orkin. But do you honestly think it's better to kill spiders and ants outside, which is where they belong, than to clean them up or prevent them inside the home?
I am very well-educated on the subject. I write about it for a living, and not for some weird, unscientific website full of conspiracy theorists. There is ample proof that the overuse of pesticides and herbicides has done terrible things to our environment. I understand that you apparently make a living off of convincing people that spraying their yards with stuff that indiscriminately kills insects (and animals further up the food chain) is just fine. But you can't expect to put that info out there on a public site and expect no push-back.
Read my posts..ive said the new products are safer, more target specific. AND I ONLY use what's needed to treat after IPM option have failed. Didn't say YOU in particular had your home treated, I said PEOPLE do. Please don't put words in m mouth.
I have (and still do) work with MD Dept of AG, UMD Extension and various Veterinarians to treat problems though IPM first, educate client son what causing issues, then I will treat if all else fails, but only minimal as needed.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The natural spray will not kill mosquitoes, only irritate them and will leave the area. Synthetic sprays are the best way to handle them. We use plant based crysanthimum spray. Please don't fall for the hype and war against pesticides. As a licensed and trained applicator we do only what's needed to gain control. Most people use more chemicals to clean their house then i ever would to treat for pests. Also, is it worth the risk to not treat properly and expose your family to west nile virus, malaria and dengue fever. And, don't forget, what we spray is the same chemical you apply to your dog and cat. Why would you not protect your family?
Ummmm...That's a lousy argument. Those chemicals people put on their pets are not regulated by the FDA and can have horrible, permanent side effects.
You need to rethink your marketing strategy if that's your best argument for using your product.
No argument, read the labels, talk to your Vet.. Educated consumers are the best informed.