Top 7 Best Mosquito Control Products of 2024, According to an Exterminator

[@joelstanhope7231]

Dont put misquito dunks in ponds where dogs have access , dogs will eat them then later cause them to puke . ( hopefully not indoors ) . Thats what happened with my brothers dogs

[@thepestdude]

Dogs are voracious and curious eaters of random things. Don't use where dogs can reach.

[@ehenseler]

Hey PestDude- can I mix the demand CS with the Syngenta Growth Regulator to help further control population when spraying with my fogger?

[@ebrelsford]

Great question, hopefully we get answers soon!

[@thepestdude]

Great question! My take- If you get any demand cs on any of your target pest you don't need an igr. Igr is an added expense and the demand is so potent you're not going to get much benefit from the insect growth regulator. The nice thing about igr is that you can use it alone and it reduces the amount of pesticide we put into the environment. Many pesticides kill aquatic life in runoff. Sometimes we need alternatives. And some bugs are protected in their dormant stage from pesticide so the igr forces the phase change. (Often used like this for fleas.) So, igr or Demand CS. Not both - typically

[@ebrelsford]

Great content! I have a big yard and on a budget. 1 acre total with foliage and dogs and cat here in FL. I am looking for a easy solution that kills all bugs like the concentrated formula but ok for animals. Can you make a video covering these concerns? I watched your mosquito videos and you talk about making a backpack fogger video. It would be great to review a good affordable yard system with tips. TY Zach!

[@thepestdude]

I'm a little past due on responding I'm sorry. I'll do a backpack fogger review video. But what I want to teach everybody is to think like a bug. Bugs are either hiding and sleeping, or they're walking around or flying looking for food. One of the easiest places to treat for bugs is where they're going to go to sleep. In a lot of cases that's the underside of leaves and in the mulch around your garden and under the eaves of your home and other places that protect them from getting eaten by birds and other bugs. This is why we want a lot of turbulence when we spray the shrubbery. So that spray product goes up and under the leaves. Foggers are good for this. Doesn't even really matter what kind of pesticide you use so long as it's got some toxicity, what's most important is that you get great coverage. In fact something like ecovia which is essentially non-toxic to all mammals will kill bugs on contact and then biodegrade quickly. The real trick is getting it onto the bug! And I want to set the realistic expectation that any winged insect can fly onto your property and just bug you without getting killed by your fog or spray treatment. We are trying to reduce, not eliminate all insects. One more thing, honey bees and butterflies are going to be killed too. When are aim is to kill every bug on an acre we're going to kill a lot of good bugs and that is going to mess up the balance in our landscape.

[@izcab]

Excellent compilation

[@thepestdude]

Glad you liked it