Anonymous
04/14/2016 21:52
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
We pay $1000 for the year, they will come out in between treatments anytime you want or if you notice more mosquitoes. If you are having a party for instance, they will come out for a touch up spray at no cost. They do a great job, and it works.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 18:21
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm considering mosquito spraying this summer and fall. Is spraying safe to have done when you are pregnant and working from home? I know there's the more natural garlic spray option, but it seems to get pretty lackluster reviews.
safer than zika...
Spraying lawns is actually ineffective against Zika. We don't have the mosquitos that carry Zika here. We have the invasive Tiger mosquitos. Many of my neighbors spray their yards and it doesn't make a dent with the tiger mosquitos, but they keep doing it.
Regarding Zika, Dr. Scott Weaver head of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at UTMB that spraying backyards is ineffective. The females of the mosquitos that carry the virus live in homes of the affected countries. That's why they fumigate those homes to try to eradicate them. It is extremely unlikely however that we'd need to fumigate homes here b/c most everyone has window and door screens as well as AC. The countries where Zika is having the biggest impact don't even have screens.
I'm sure there will be even more massive spraying this summer. It hasn't gotten rid of the tiger mosquito which is the invasive species here or deer ticks that carry lyme. We'll just get even fewer bees and butterflies.
Much of pp's information is WRONG! First, they have found the mosquito that carries Zika in the DC area, and as the weather gets warmer it is possible more will be here. Although there is not a Zika problem here YET, the weather has not been warm enough. Secondly, they are suggesting that the Asian Tiger Mosquito, which we DO have here MAY be capable of carrying Zika.
Also, we have sprayed for the last few years, and it has greatly reduced the daytime bites (presumably from the Asian Tiger mosquito) that I get on my property. So I do not agree that spraying is ineffective in targeting this type of mosquito.
No dipshit. The mosquito CAPABLE of carrying Zika was found in DC. Mosquitos haven't been found in DC carrying Zika:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126091523.htm
Please listen to what the NIH and the CDC are telling you. Not advertising from mosquito eradication companies. I've lived in DC 20 years. The spraying and the presence of tiger mosquitos have both gone up. So if spraying worked, we wouldn't have this problem.
In affected countries, they fumigate the houses b/c that's where the mosquitos carrying Zika live:
I am the person you called a "dipshit." I said the same thing you did ,that they "may" carry it, indicating "capable" as you said. No where in my post did I say that mosquitos in DC currently have Zika. You obviously cannot read very well, and your need to call people names is enough for people not to listen to you. You can voice an opinion or share information without being nasty. I would hate to meet you in real life. There may be Tiger Mosquitos around, but they have not been in my yard the last three years.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 18:06
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm considering mosquito spraying this summer and fall. Is spraying safe to have done when you are pregnant and working from home? I know there's the more natural garlic spray option, but it seems to get pretty lackluster reviews.
safer than zika...
Spraying lawns is actually ineffective against Zika. We don't have the mosquitos that carry Zika here. We have the invasive Tiger mosquitos. Many of my neighbors spray their yards and it doesn't make a dent with the tiger mosquitos, but they keep doing it.
Regarding Zika, Dr. Scott Weaver head of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at UTMB that spraying backyards is ineffective. The females of the mosquitos that carry the virus live in homes of the affected countries. That's why they fumigate those homes to try to eradicate them. It is extremely unlikely however that we'd need to fumigate homes here b/c most everyone has window and door screens as well as AC. The countries where Zika is having the biggest impact don't even have screens.
I'm sure there will be even more massive spraying this summer. It hasn't gotten rid of the tiger mosquito which is the invasive species here or deer ticks that carry lyme. We'll just get even fewer bees and butterflies.
Much of pp's information is WRONG! First, they have found the mosquito that carries Zika in the DC area, and as the weather gets warmer it is possible more will be here. Although there is not a Zika problem here YET, the weather has not been warm enough. Secondly, they are suggesting that the Asian Tiger Mosquito, which we DO have here MAY be capable of carrying Zika.
Also, we have sprayed for the last few years, and it has greatly reduced the daytime bites (presumably from the Asian Tiger mosquito) that I get on my property. So I do not agree that spraying is ineffective in targeting this type of mosquito.
No dipshit. The mosquito CAPABLE of carrying Zika was found in DC. Mosquitos haven't been found in DC carrying Zika:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126091523.htm
Please listen to what the NIH and the CDC are telling you. Not advertising from mosquito eradication companies. I've lived in DC 20 years. The spraying and the presence of tiger mosquitos have both gone up. So if spraying worked, we wouldn't have this problem.
In affected countries, they fumigate the houses b/c that's where the mosquitos carrying Zika live:
Not enough people are spraying, maybe to you it's gone up because others are spraying and they are seeking your yard. Together we can irradicate zika but it starts with everyone doing their part to spray every 2-3 week.
god bless
Anonymous
04/14/2016 17:07
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm considering mosquito spraying this summer and fall. Is spraying safe to have done when you are pregnant and working from home? I know there's the more natural garlic spray option, but it seems to get pretty lackluster reviews.
safer than zika...
Spraying lawns is actually ineffective against Zika. We don't have the mosquitos that carry Zika here. We have the invasive Tiger mosquitos. Many of my neighbors spray their yards and it doesn't make a dent with the tiger mosquitos, but they keep doing it.
Regarding Zika, Dr. Scott Weaver head of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at UTMB that spraying backyards is ineffective. The females of the mosquitos that carry the virus live in homes of the affected countries. That's why they fumigate those homes to try to eradicate them. It is extremely unlikely however that we'd need to fumigate homes here b/c most everyone has window and door screens as well as AC. The countries where Zika is having the biggest impact don't even have screens.
I'm sure there will be even more massive spraying this summer. It hasn't gotten rid of the tiger mosquito which is the invasive species here or deer ticks that carry lyme. We'll just get even fewer bees and butterflies.
Much of pp's information is WRONG! First, they have found the mosquito that carries Zika in the DC area, and as the weather gets warmer it is possible more will be here. Although there is not a Zika problem here YET, the weather has not been warm enough. Secondly, they are suggesting that the Asian Tiger Mosquito, which we DO have here MAY be capable of carrying Zika.
Also, we have sprayed for the last few years, and it has greatly reduced the daytime bites (presumably from the Asian Tiger mosquito) that I get on my property. So I do not agree that spraying is ineffective in targeting this type of mosquito.
No dipshit. The mosquito CAPABLE of carrying Zika was found in DC. Mosquitos haven't been found in DC carrying Zika:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160126091523.htm
Please listen to what the NIH and the CDC are telling you. Not advertising from mosquito eradication companies. I've lived in DC 20 years. The spraying and the presence of tiger mosquitos have both gone up. So if spraying worked, we wouldn't have this problem.
In affected countries, they fumigate the houses b/c that's where the mosquitos carrying Zika live:
Anonymous
04/14/2016 16:56
Subject: mosquito squad
Spraying yards is also contributing to bee colony collapse. The previous owners had it done and it was glorious, but before going with whole yard-spraying, please consider other options that do not potentially damage bee colonies.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 16:22
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're Angie's List members, and on Angie's list, the current deal is $292 for 3 treatments.
For mosquito squad? How many times do they usually treat during a summer?
They spray every 3 weeks, so that's about 9 weeks of coverage. But unfortunately the mosquitos are out as of May and around through September. The two summers that we did MS, we spent almost $1k. I haven't done it the past 2 years because it was just too much to swing. What's frustrating is that it is literally a 3 minute exercise to spray our 6000 sq ft yard; if I could buy the spray commercially, I would. If anyone knows cheaper options, please post them!!
Anonymous
04/14/2016 14:48
Subject: mosquito squad
I've had the natural treatment from MS and from other companies. It's worked better some years, worse others, for reasons I don't understand. They spray more often (every 2 weeks, versus 3 for the less-natural option). The 'natural' treatment is certainly noticeably better than no treatment, but not perfect. I'm on the fence about the cost-benefit analysis (but will almost certainly end up doing it because while I dislike having any mosquitos at all, I think the kids are fine as long as they're not totally mobbed by them).
Anonymous
04/14/2016 14:45
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're Angie's List members, and on Angie's list, the current deal is $292 for 3 treatments.
For mosquito squad? How many times do they usually treat during a summer?
Yes, for Mosquito Squad. I believe treatments are every three weeks.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 14:31
Subject: mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: Thanks all. How much does it generally run (my lot is 6000 sf- and when do you generally start treatment in Bethesda?
Standard package is between 600-700 for every 3 weeks; you can have them spray more often. They start spraying later this month. We used them, then didn't for two summers, then went back. The difference in a treated yard vs. non-treated one is very noticeable - we really were able to enjoy being out and about a lot more when we're getting regular treatments. If we're spending the whole evening on the patio, we still might use spray on ourselves, but don't need to worry as much when running in and out for shorter stints on the patio or in the garden.
$600-700?!
PP here - our lot is bigger (13,000 sf), so it might be slightly less for yours. The treatments run from roughly April - October, I think. We got our contract for under 600 this year after an enterprising neighbor put together a buying group for the neighborhood. I will note that before this company was around, we had good success using the permethrin-based treatments from the hardware store that we sprayed on shrubs/trees ourselves. But you really have to keep up with it and it's not a cheap product either.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 14:20
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:We're Angie's List members, and on Angie's list, the current deal is $292 for 3 treatments.
For mosquito squad? How many times do they usually treat during a summer?
Anonymous
04/14/2016 13:59
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm considering mosquito spraying this summer and fall. Is spraying safe to have done when you are pregnant and working from home? I know there's the more natural garlic spray option, but it seems to get pretty lackluster reviews.
safer than zika...
Spraying lawns is actually ineffective against Zika. We don't have the mosquitos that carry Zika here. We have the invasive Tiger mosquitos. Many of my neighbors spray their yards and it doesn't make a dent with the tiger mosquitos, but they keep doing it.
Regarding Zika, Dr. Scott Weaver head of the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity at UTMB that spraying backyards is ineffective. The females of the mosquitos that carry the virus live in homes of the affected countries. That's why they fumigate those homes to try to eradicate them. It is extremely unlikely however that we'd need to fumigate homes here b/c most everyone has window and door screens as well as AC. The countries where Zika is having the biggest impact don't even have screens.
I'm sure there will be even more massive spraying this summer. It hasn't gotten rid of the tiger mosquito which is the invasive species here or deer ticks that carry lyme. We'll just get even fewer bees and butterflies.
Much of pp's information is WRONG! First, they have found the mosquito that carries Zika in the DC area, and as the weather gets warmer it is possible more will be here. Although there is not a Zika problem here YET, the weather has not been warm enough. Secondly, they are suggesting that the Asian Tiger Mosquito, which we DO have here MAY be capable of carrying Zika.
Also, we have sprayed for the last few years, and it has greatly reduced the daytime bites (presumably from the Asian Tiger mosquito) that I get on my property. So I do not agree that spraying is ineffective in targeting this type of mosquito.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 13:30
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
We're Angie's List members, and on Angie's list, the current deal is $292 for 3 treatments.
Anonymous
04/14/2016 12:46
Subject: Re:mosquito squad
We spray our yard too. But you only have to spray about 3 times (about $50 per time) for the whole summer. We spray once towards the end of May, once at the beginning of July, and once in mid-August. Keeps our yard mosquito-free! (Depending on the weather, we've sometimes gotten away with spraying only twice.)
Anonymous
04/14/2016 11:48
Subject: mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: Thanks all. How much does it generally run (my lot is 6000 sf- and when do you generally start treatment in Bethesda?
Standard package is between 600-700 for every 3 weeks; you can have them spray more often. They start spraying later this month. We used them, then didn't for two summers, then went back. The difference in a treated yard vs. non-treated one is very noticeable - we really were able to enjoy being out and about a lot more when we're getting regular treatments. If we're spending the whole evening on the patio, we still might use spray on ourselves, but don't need to worry as much when running in and out for shorter stints on the patio or in the garden.
$600-700?!
Anonymous
04/14/2016 11:46
Subject: mosquito squad
Anonymous wrote: Thanks all. How much does it generally run (my lot is 6000 sf- and when do you generally start treatment in Bethesda?
Standard package is between 600-700 for every 3 weeks; you can have them spray more often. They start spraying later this month. We used them, then didn't for two summers, then went back. The difference in a treated yard vs. non-treated one is very noticeable - we really were able to enjoy being out and about a lot more when we're getting regular treatments. If we're spending the whole evening on the patio, we still might use spray on ourselves, but don't need to worry as much when running in and out for shorter stints on the patio or in the garden.